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Nimmi Kumari v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC23 Jun 2026CWJC/8559/2026

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What is this about?

STET-2025; Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test; Bihar School Examination Board; provisional answer key objection; online objection window; Committee of Experts; Examination Controller; answer sheet revision; NCERT/SCERT textbooks; revised result; fifteen-day deadline; Rs.50/- per objection fee; CWJC No.8559 of 2026; Patna High Court; Ajit Kumar, J.; writ disposed of with directions.

What did the court decide?

Directions issued: respondent no.5 (Examination Controller, BSEB) to place the petitioner's eight objections with supporting materials and answers before the Committee of Experts; reasoned decision to be taken and communicated to the petitioner within fifteen days of the Committee's opinion/recommendation; if objections are found justified, appropriate marks to be awarded and revised result published forthwith in accordance with law.

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

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents, particularly the Controller of Examination, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, would consider and dispose of all the eight objections raised by the petitioner within a time bound period. +1 more

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Court's answer

The Court directed the authorities of the Board, particularly respondent no.5 (Examination Controller), to place the objections raised by the petitioner, along with the supporting materials and answers, before the Committee of Experts for appropriate consideration.

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Ratio / Principle

Upon receipt of the opinion/recommendation of the Committee of Experts, a reasoned decision shall be taken and communicated to the petitioner within a period of fifteen days.

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Key takeaways

If the objections are found to be justified, appropriate marks shall be awarded to the petitioner and a revised result shall be published forthwith, in accordance with law.ratio¶27

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Patna High Court (Ajit Kumar, J.) disposed of CWJC No.8559 of 2026 (Nimmi Kumari v. State of Bihar and others), a writ petition concerning non-disposal of objections to the provisional answer key of STET-2025 conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board. The petitioner, who secured 54 marks out of 150 and had submitted eight online objections (paying Rs.50/- per objection) without receiving any decision, obtained directions that respondent no.5, the Examination Controller, place the objections with supporting materials and answers before the Board's Committee of Experts; a reasoned decision is to be taken and communicated to the petitioner within fifteen days of the Committee's opinion/recommendation, and if the objections are found justified, appropriate marks are to be awarded and a revised result published forthwith in accordance with law.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8559 of 2026

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Nimmi Kumari D/O Mukesh Sharma, R/O Sormar, Surmar, Samastipur, presently at W/O Hariom Kumar, R/O Village- Mahmadpur Birauli, P.O.Birauli Ri, Pusha Samatipur, District- Samastipur, Bihar-848113.

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... ... Petitioner/s

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Versus

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The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

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The Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, Bihar.

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The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, Bihar.

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The Examination Controller, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna, Bihar.

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... ... Respondent/s

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Appearance :

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For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Mani For the Respondent/s : Government Pleader (11) For BSEB : Mr. Ankit Katriar ======================================================

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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER

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2 23-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and

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learned counsel for the respondents.

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The instant writ application has been filed for the

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following reliefs:-

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(i) For directing the respondents, particularly, the Controller of Examination, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna to consider and dispose of all the eight objections raised by the petitioner within a time bound period.

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(ii) For direction upon the respondents to revise the petitioner’s answer sheet based on the correct answer as per NCERT/ SCERT textbooks submitted along with the objection after allowing relief no.1. (iii) For any other relief(s) petitioner may be entitled in the facts and circumstances of the case.

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Patna High Court CWJC No.8559 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 2/3

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Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner appeared in the Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test, 2025 (STET-2025) conducted by the Bihar School Examination Board (hereinafter referred to as 'the Board') on 15.10.2025. It is submitted that the petitioner secured 54 marks out of 150, which was below the qualifying threshold. After publication of the result, the Board opened an online objection window enabling candidates to challenge the provisional answer key. The petitioner submitted objections in respect of eight questions through the online portal and also deposited the requisite fee of Rs.50/- per objection. It is contended that despite submission of the objections and payment of the prescribed fee, no decision has yet been communicated to the petitioner.

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On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the Board submits that the Board entertains objections filed by candidates through the online portal and that a committee of experts has been constituted for examining such objections. Since the petitioner has already submitted his objections through the prescribed online mode, the same are liable to be considered by the competent authority.

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Considering the stand taken by the parties, this

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Patna High Court CWJC No.8559 of 2026(2) dt.23-06-2026 3/3

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Court directs the authorities of the Board, particularly respondent no.5, to place the objections raised by the petitioner, along with the supporting materials and answers, before the Committee of Experts for appropriate consideration. Upon receipt of the opinion/recommendation of the Committee, a reasoned decision shall be taken and communicated to the petitioner within a period of fifteen days. In the event the objections are found to be justified, appropriate marks shall be awarded to the petitioner and a revised result shall be published forthwith, in accordance with law.

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With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ application stands disposed of.

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(Ajit Kumar, J)

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shikha/-

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