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Rishav Srivastava v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC18 Feb 2026CWJC/214/2025

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CWJC No.214 of 2025; Rishav Srivastava v. State of Bihar & others; Patna High Court; Justice Partha Sarthy; decided 18-02-2026; Stenographer (English) recruitment in Civil Courts of Bihar; Employment Notice No. 02/2022; EWS category; cut-off 78.40; petitioner secured 90.76 marks; 23 EWS candidates selected; waiting list Serial Number 8; Unreserved (UR) Category; merit list revision; withdrawal; dismissed as withdrawn; no substantive relief.

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Application dismissed as withdrawn at the petitioner's request; no substantive relief granted. ¶26

Rishav Srivastava Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.214 of 2025

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Rishav Srivastava S/o Tarkeshwar Prasad R/o Chitrakut Nagar, Road No.- 9A, Danapur Digha, P.S.- Danapur, District- Patna.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through Secretary, Department of Law, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

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The Secretary, Department of Law, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna.

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The Registrar General, Patna High Court, Patna.

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The Office of the Convenor, Centralised Selection and Appointment Committee, -cum- Principal District and Sessions Judge, Patna.

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Rahul Kuamr Gautam S/o Vijay Prasad Singh, Stenographer Sessions Division, Sitamarhi, Civil Court (Sitamarhi.)

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Mithilesh Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Ms. Dimpal Kumari, AC to GP-11

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER

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4 18-02-2026 The petitioner has filed the instant application for the

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following relief(s):

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“I. For directing and commanding the respondents to select and appoint the petitioner to the post of Stenographer (English), pursuant to Employment Notice No. 02/2022, having placed the petitioner at appropriate place in the merit list of successful candidates selected for the appointment to the post of Stenographer (English) in Civil Courts of Bihar, under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category, since the category of the petitioner is EWS and the petitioner has secured 90.76 marks, which is more than the 23 candidates, who have been selected in

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Patna High Court CWJC No.214 of 2025(4) dt.18-02-2026 2/2

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EWS category and their names have been published in the merit list, even the cut off marks for EWS category is 78.40.

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II. Also for directing the respondents to revise the merit list of successful candidates selected for the appointment to the post of Stenographer (English) in Civil Courts of Bihar and to place the petitioner in the main merit list from the waiting list, where the name of the petitioner has been placed as Serial Number 8 under Unreserved (UR) Category.

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III. Also for any other relief(s) for which the petitioner has been found legally entitled.”

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner having been fulfilled, he seeks permission to withdraw the instant application.

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In view of the above, the application is dismissed as withdrawn.

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(Partha Sarthy, J)

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Saurabh/-

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Rishav Srivastava v. The State of Bihar

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