JUDGMENT

1. The present writ petition has been filed for directing the respondents no. 4 to 6 to modify the final result published on 01.10.2018 to the extent that the result of the petitioner, which has been cancelled, be declared and upon declaration of such result, if the petitioner is found successful / qualified in the final selection process, appropriate action be initiated by the respondents to appoint the petitioner.

2. The brief facts of the case, according to the petitioner, are that he belongs to non-creamy layer category under the backward caste. The petitioner had applied for selection on the post of Accounts Officer in pursuance to advertisement no. 03 of 2015, published by the Bihar Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as 'the BPSC), whereafter admit card was issued to the petitioner for appearing in the prelims examination, which was conducted on 25.09.20216, whereupon the result was published on 10.03.2017 and the petitioner was declared to be successful. The petitioner had then appeared in the mains examination, which was held in between 11.12.2017 to 16.12.2017. Altogether 206 candidates were declared successful including the petitioner and the result