(Per: Hon'ble the Chief Justice)

Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 21st June, 2011 passed by the learned single Judge in above C.W.J.C. No. 18590 of 2010 insofar as the learned Single Judge has refused to issue writ of mandamus upon the respondents to appoint the writ petitioners in Government service, the writ petitioners have preferred this Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent.

2. Pursuant to the advertisement published on 23rd August, 2006 by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (hereinafter referred to as 'the Commission') inviting applic3.tions for 224 vacancies in the Department of Statistics and Evaluation, the appellants made application for selection and appointment in the category of Other Backward Class. Out of 224 vacancies notified, 27 vacancies were reserved for the Backward Class candidates. In respect of Backward Class candidates the said advertisement provided that the application shall be accompanied by a caste certificate and non-creamy layer certificate issued by the District Magistrate. The1dvertisement also stipulated that in case of the reserved category candidates if the requisite caste certificate were not annexed the candidatu