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Rinku Devi v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC9 Jul 2026CWJC/16282/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Rinku Devi v. State of Bihar; Patna High Court CWJC No.16282 of 2025; Dr. Anshuman, J.; 09-07-2026; Home Guard selection cancellation Nawada; advt. no.-1/2009; Memo No. 308/Home Guard, Nawada dated 24.02.2025; Collector-cum-Chairman District Selection Committee; pending representation before District Magistrate; direction to pass reasoned and speaking order within 90 days; fresh representation within 30 days; petition disposed of, merits not decided.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner may file a fresh representation before Respondent no. 5 within 30 days; Respondent no. 5 (Collector, Nawada-cum-Chairman District Selection Committee, Home Guards, Nawada) to take a decision thereon and pass a reasoned and speaking order within 90 days thereafter. ¶28

Rinku Devi Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Memo No. 308/Home Guard, Nawada dated 24.02.2025 cancelling the petitioner's selection for admission as Home Guard against advt. no.-1/2009 should be quashed and the petitioner admitted as a Home Guard in the district of Nawada. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

The Collector, Nawada-cum-Chairman District Selection Committee, Home Guards, Nawada (Respondent no. 5) is directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioner; the petitioner is granted liberty to file a fresh representation explaining all grounds and relevant notifications, circulars etc. within 30 days.

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Key takeaways

Respondent no. 5 shall pass a reasoned and speaking order on the petitioner's representation within 90 days thereafter.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Patna High Court (Dr. Anshuman, J.), CWJC No.16282 of 2025, order dt. 09-07-2026: The petitioner, whose selection for admission as Home Guard against advt. no.-1/2009 in Nawada was cancelled by Memo No. 308/Home Guard, Nawada dated 24.02.2025 issued by the Collector, Nawada, sought quashing of the memo and admission as a Home Guard. Her representation before the District Magistrate, Nawada (Annexure-P/4) remained undecided. Without adjudicating the merits of the cancellation, the court disposed of the petition by directing Respondent no. 5 (Collector, Nawada-cum-Chairman District Selection Committee, Home Guards, Nawada) to take a decision on the petitioner's representation and pass a reasoned and speaking order within 90 days, with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation setting out all grounds and relevant notifications/circulars within 30 days. No statute or precedent was cited.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16282 of 2025

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Rinku Devi Daughter of Kailash Chouhan, Wife of Gulab Chouhan, Resident of Village- Bhadauni Beldari, P.S. - Nagar, District- Nawada.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt of Bihar, Patna.

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Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar.

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D.G. of Police, Bihar, Patna.

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Director General, Bihar Home Guard, Patna.

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Collector, Nawada-cum-Chairman District Selection Committee, Home Guards, Nawada.

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District Commandant-cum-Secretary District Selection Committee, Home Guard, Nawada.

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... ... Respondent/s

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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Shruti Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Jai Prabhat Kishore (AC to SC-13) ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER

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2 09-07-2026

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned

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counsel for the State.

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The present writ petition has been filed for the

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following relief/s:-

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“I. For issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction for quashing Memo No. 308/Home Guard, Nawada dated 24.02.2025 issued by Collector, Nawada to the extent it relates to the petitioner whose case as been discussed at Serial-6 and petitioner selection for admission of Home Guard against advt. no.-1/2009 has been cancelled i.e. Annexure-

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Patna High Court CWJC No.16282 of 2025(2) dt.09-07-2026 2/3

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P/1 and for a direction to the respondents to grant admission to the petitioner as Home Guard in the district of Nawada and for any other order or orders as your lordships may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of this case.”

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed representation for fulfillment of her grievance before the District Magistrate, Nawada which is annexed as Annexure-P/4. But, on her representation, no decision has been taken till date.

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Learned counsel for the State submits that a direction may be issued to the concerned respondent authority so that decision may be taken on the petitioner’s representation within a stipulated period.

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In this background, the Collector, Nawada-cumChairman District Selection Committee, Home Guards, Nawada (Respondent no. 5) is directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioner. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the Collector, Nawada-cum-Chairman District Selection Committee, Home Guards, Nawada (Respondent no. 5) explaining all the grounds and relevant notifications, circulars etc. within 30 days from

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Patna High Court CWJC No.16282 of 2025(2) dt.09-07-2026 3/3

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today and the said Respondent no. 5 shall pass a reasoned and speaking order within 90 days thereafter.

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