Ashutosh Kumar, J. – L.P.A. No. 39 of 2022 (Ravi Kumar Singh vs. the State of Bihar) and L.P.A. No. 13 of 2022 (Ram Babu Azad vs. the State of Bihar) have been taken up together and are being disposed of by this common Judgment.

2. The appellants in L.P.A. No. 39 of 2022 and the State in L.P.A No. 13 of 2022 have challenged the judgment and order dated 07.12.2021, passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 2310/2020, wherein, the Advertisement (Vivran Pustika) issued by the Department of Revenue and Land Reforms, Govt. of Bihar dated 21.12.2019 for appointment on 1767 posts of Amins has been cancelled / set aside, reserving the liberty to the State to notify the posts in terms of Bihar Amin Cadre Rules, 2013 (hereinafter referred to as 2013 Rules) within a period of three months from the passing of the order.

3. The aforesaid order was passed by the learned Single Judge on finding that the qualification fixed in the Advertisement was not in terms of Rule 6 of 2013 Rules. The learned Single Judge, it has been urged, did not take into account that the qualification required for appointment of Amins was lowered by the amendments in the 2013 Rules in the year 2016 a