2016 Supreme(Pat) 84
CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH, I.A.ANSARI
Ravindra Kumar Singh – Appellant
Versus
High Court of Judicature at Patna – Respondent
Advocates Appeared:
(In CWJC No. 11731 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Sanjiv Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 11782 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 15974 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Mukesh Kumar Jha
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 8724 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Niraj kumar
For the Respondents: Mr. Sanjay Pandey, GP 21
(In CWJC No. 8731 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Shri Prakash Srivastava
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 11632 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Brisketu Sharan Pandey
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 11901 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 12612 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 12724 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 13915 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Roshan Kumar Mishra
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 11776 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Alok Kumar Jha
For the Respondents: Mr. Dinabandhu Singh
(In CWJC No. 8340 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Sanjeet Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr. M.K. Sinha, SC 1
(In CWJC No. 8341 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Ashhar Mustafa
For the Respondents: Mr. Kumar Alok, SC8
(In CWJC No. 8644 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Vikas Mohan
For the Respondents: Mr. Ajay, GA12
(In CWJC No. 8723 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Avanindra Kumar Jha
For the Respondents: Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, GA3
(In CWJC No. 11819 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 11787 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 11789 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 5709 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Indradeo Prasad
For the Respondents: Mr. Rajesh Singh, GP16
(In CWJC No. 7992 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Rajesh Kumar
For the Respondents: Mr. Subhash Prasad Singh
(In CWJC No. 8320 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 8321 of 2015)
For the Petitioners: Mr. Chakrapani, Mr. Ravindra Kumar Singh
For the Respondents: Mr. Piyush Lall
(In CWJC No. 8323 of 2015)
For Petitioners: Mr. Purushottam Kumar Jha
For the Respondents: Mr. Anjani Kumar, AAG6
JUDGMENT :
CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH, J.
This batch of writ applications, made under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, arise out of the Advertisement No. 1/2015, issued by the High Court of Judicature at Patna, inviting applications from eligible Advocates for their direct recruitment in respect of 99 vacancies of the post of District Judge (Entry Level) in the State of Bihar.
2. The main controversy, involved in all the writ applications, is as regards framing of questions and prescribing model answers to such questions for the screening/preliminary test/preliminary test held pursuant to the said Advertisement, some of the questions, according to the petitioners, were incorrect leading to serious discrepancies in the result of test. Based on the said result of the screening/preliminary test, candidates have been permitted to take main (written) examination. The screening/preliminary test was objective type, based on multiple-choice questions of 300 marks. Total number of the questions was 100 each carrying equal marks.
3. Following are the basic facts, which have given rise
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