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Anuradha Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC17 Jun 2026CWJC/6792/2026

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What is this about?

CWJC 6792 of 2026 Patna High Court; Anuradha Kumari v. State of Bihar; Bihar State University Service Commission (BSUSC); revised examination result; advertisement AP-POLI-13/20-21 dated 21.09.2020; Political Science; time-bound disposal of pending representation dated 23.02.2026; direction to Secretary BSUSC; reasoned and speaking order; opportunity of hearing; writ disposed; no statutes or precedents cited.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna to dispose of the petitioner's pending representation dated 23.02.2026 (Annexure-P/9) within three months of receipt/production of a copy of the order, after giving the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, by way of a reasoned and speaking order; any relief found due to be extended within a further three months of the final order.

Anuradha Kumari Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Bihar State University Service Commission should be directed to publish the revised examination result of advertisement no. AP-POLI-13/20-21 dated 21.09.2020 for the subject of Political Science. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

The Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna is directed to dispose of the petitioner's pending representation dated 23.02.2026 (Annexure-P/9) within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the order, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

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Key takeaways

The final order to be passed by the Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna on the representation shall be a reasoned and speaking order.ratio¶24
If the petitioner is found entitled to the relief claimed through the representation, it shall be extended to the petitioner within a further period of three months from the date of the Secretary's final order.ratio¶24
With the aforesaid observation/direction, the writ application is disposed of, and all pending interlocutory application(s), if any, are deemed to have been disposed of.

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Patna High Court (Alok Kumar Sinha, J.) disposed of CWJC No.6792 of 2026 filed by Anuradha Kumari seeking a direction to the Bihar State University Service Commission to publish the revised examination result of advertisement no. AP-POLI-13/20-21 dated 21.09.2020 for Political Science. Noting that the petitioner's representation dated 23.02.2026 (Annexure-P/9) before the Secretary, BSUSC remained pending, and that no one appeared for the Commission, the Court directed the Secretary to dispose of the representation within three months of receipt/production of a copy of the order, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing, by a reasoned and speaking order; if the petitioner is found entitled, the relief is to be extended within a further three months. Writ application disposed of; pending interlocutory applications deemed disposed.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6792 of 2026

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Anuradha Kumari D/o - Ashok Kumar Thakur, W/o - Krishna Bihari Rai, R/o Shankar Nagar Colony, Hiramanpur, P.S. Sarnath, District- Varanasi. At Present Residing at Village- Kritpura, P.O.- Kamarpur, P.S.- Buxar, DistrictBuxar.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar Through Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department, New Secretariate, Patna.

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The Director Higher Education, Education Department, New Secretariat, Patna.

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The Bihar State University Service Commission through its Secretary, Budha Marg, Patna.

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The Chairman Bihar State University Service Commission, Budh Marg, Patna.

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The Secretary Bihar State University Service Commission, Budha Marg, Patna.

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Pratap Sharma, Adv Mr. Deepak Raj, Adv For the Respondent/s : Mr. Rajeshwar Singh, Government Advocate (10) Mr. Jitendra Kumar, AC to GA 10 ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

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2 17-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondent-State.

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No one appears on behalf of respondent-Bihar State University Service Commission.

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In the present writ application, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of an appropriate direction to Bihar State University Service Commission for publishing the revised examination result of advertisement no.- AP-POLI-13/20-21

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Patna High Court CWJC No.6792 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/3

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dated 21.09.2020 for the subject of Political Science.

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During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for seeking the aforesaid reliefs, the petitioner has already filed a representation dated 23.02.2026 (Annexure-P/9) before the Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna, which continues to be pending. He, therefore, submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if an appropriate direction be issued to the Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna to dispose of the pending representation of the petitioner within a fixed time frame, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.

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To the aforesaid prayer being made by learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State does not have any objection.

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Although no one appears on behalf of respondentBihar State University Service Commission, considering the fact that very limited nature of prayer has been made by learned counsel for the petitioner i.e. for disposal of his representation, therefore, the Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna is directed to dispose of the pending representation of the petitioner dated 23.02.2026 (AnnexureP/9) within three months from the date of receipt/production of

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Patna High Court CWJC No.6792 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 3/3

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a copy of this order by the petitioner, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Needless to emphasize that the final order which shall be passed by the Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna should be a reasoned and speaking order. In case, the petitioner is found entitled to the relief which he has claimed through the representation, the same should be extended to the petitioner within a further period of three months from the date of passing of the final order by the Secretary, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna.

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With the aforesaid observation/direction, this writ application is disposed of. All pending interlocutory application(s), if any, shall also be deemed to have been disposed of.

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(Alok Kumar Sinha, J)

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