JUDGMENT :

RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, J.

Brief background of the case

The petitioner in this case is claiming appointment to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Bihar Judicial Service. She appeared in the 30th Bihar Judicial Service Competitive Examination, 2018 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Competitive Examination’) pursuant to an Advertisement bearing no. 06 of 2018 (Annexure ‘1’ to the writ application) published by the 3rd respondent namely the Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Commission’) to fill up the 349 posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division).

2. The Commission has prepared a combined merit list of 351 candidates which has been made available to the petitioner on her request under Right to Information Act, 2005 (Annexure ‘4’ to the writ application). The name of this petitioner is appearing at Serial No. 180 in the combined merit list/select list. She belongs to unreserved category of candidates. From Annexure ‘1’ to the writ application, it would appear that out of 349 vacancies notified, 175 vacancies are for the unreserved ca