Himanshu Shekhar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC No.6134 of 2024, Patna High Court; petitioners Himanshu Shekhar, Kumari Sangam, Mukesh Prasad Rai (block teachers, Muzaffarpur/Begusarai); respondents include State of Bihar, Education/Panchayati Raj officials and Bihar Public Service Commission; subject: quashing of Advertisement No. 25/2024; outcome: writ petition dismissed as infructuous due to completed selection/appointments, non-joinder of selected candidates and repeated non-appearance of petitioners; bench: Sangam Kumar Sahoo, CJ (author) with Harish Kumar, J; no statute or precedent cited; decided 07-04-2026.
What did the court decide?
In view of the State's submission that the selection process pursuant to Advertisement No. 25/2024 stood completed and appointments made, the non-impleadment of any selected candidate, and the continued non-appearance of the petitioners, the Court opined that the writ petition had become infructuous.