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2025 Supreme(Online)(Pat) 2479

PATNA HIGH COURT
Alok Kumar Sinha, J
Vikash Sinha and Ors – Appellant
Versus
The Bihar Public Service Commission and Ors – Respondent
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16265 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 15469 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16392 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16908 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 16913 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 17765 of 2017 | Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 619 of 2018

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Abhinav Shrivastava, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Pushkar Bharadwaj, Advocate, Mr. Shreyashi Raj, Advocate, Mr. Tauseef Waquar, Advocate
For the Respondents:Mr. A.C. to G.A.-5, Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Advocate, Mr. Nishant Kr. Jha, Advocate, Mr. Kameshwar Prasad Gupta, Mr. Anwar Karim, Mr. Lalit Kishore, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Kanishka Shankar, Advocate, Ms. Archana, Advocate, Mr. Sanjeet Kr.Singh, A.C. to AAG-6, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, CGC, Mr. Ajay -Ga-5, Ms. Archna Meenakshee -Gp-6, Mr. Prabhat Ranjan, A.C. to G.P.-6, Mr. Harish Singh, A.C. to G.P.-6, Mr. Rana Veer Prawar, A.C. to G.P.-6, Mr. Neeraj Kumar, Advocate

The court asserted the importance of procedural integrity by allowing party additions and treating new applications as part of original relief, ensuring fair notice and due process.

Headnote:The court, in the context of Civil Writ Jurisdiction, addressed multiple cases concerning the Bihar Public Service Commission, allowing interlocutory applications for adding party respondents. The court determined that additional prayers in the applications would form part of the original relief sought. Key issues included the addition of parties as respondents and the necessity for timely notices. The court found that the applications presented valid grounds and thus issued directives for necessary corrections in cause titles, presenting an overarching commitment to procedural fairness across multiple writ petitions.

Table of Content
1. authority to add party respondents. (Para 2 , 3)
2. incorporating additional prayers into the main relief. (Para 4 , 6 , 7)
3. adjournment with stipulation. (Para 10)

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER

8 16-12-2025 Re: I.A. No.02 of 2025 in C.W.J.C. No.16265 of

2017 Heard the parties.

2. For the reasons stated in interlocutory application read with affidavit, this application is allowed and the persons whose name figure in paragraph No. 2, 3 and 4 of this application are directed to be made party-respondent Nos. 10 to

15.

3. Office is directed to make necessary correction in the cause title of the case.

4. Issue notice to newly added party respondent Nos.10 to 15 by both mode, i.e., ordinary process and speed Post with A.D., for which the necessary requisites must be filed in their present and correct address within four weeks.

5. Put up this matter on 10.02.2026.

Re: I.A. No.01 of 2019 in C.W.J.C. No.16265 of

2017

6. Heard the parties.

7. This interlocutory application has been filed for claiming the additional relief.

8. For the reasons as stated in interlocutory application read with affidavit, this application is allowed and the additional prayer made in paragraph 10 of this application will be treated as part of main prayer made in the main writ application.

9. Put up this matter on 10.02.2026.

Re: C.W.J.C. No.15469 of 2017

10. Put up this matter on 10.02.2026.

Re: I.A. No. 28 of 2019 in C.W.J.C. No.16392 of

2017

11. Heard the parties.

12. This interlocutory application has also been filed for claiming additional relief.

13. For the reasons as stated in interlocutory application read with affidavit, this application is allowed and the additional prayer made in paragraph 9 of this application will be treated as part of the main relief in the writ application.

14. Put up this matter on 10.02.2026.

Re: I.A. No. 02 of 2025 in C.W.J.C. No.16392 of

2017

15. Heard the parties.

16. This interlocutory application has been filed for addition of party-respondent, the details which have been given in paragraph 1 of this application.

17. For the reasons as stated in interlocutory application read with affidavit, this application is allowed and the name mentioned in paragraph 1 of this application will be added as party-respondent in this case.

18. Office is directed to make necessary correction in the cause title of the case.

19. Issue notice to newly added party respondent Nos.8 and 9, i.e, Ratnesh Kumar and Manish Kumar, by both mode, i.e., ordinary process and speed Post with A.D., for which the necessary requisites must be filed in their present and correct address within four weeks.

20. Put up this matter on 10.02.2026.

Re: I.A. No. 01 of 2025 in C.W.J.C. No.16908 of

2017

21. Heard the parties.

22. This interlocutory application has been filed for adding some of the persons as party respondent in this case.

23. For the reasons as stated in interlocutory application read with affidavit, this application is allowed and the persons named in paragraph 1 of the application are directed to be added as party respondent No. 9 and 10.

24. Office is directed to make necessary correction in the cause title of the case.

25. Issue notice to newly added party respondent Nos.

9 and 10, by both mode, i.e., ordinary process and speed Post with A.D., for which the necessary requisites must be filed in their present and correct address within four weeks.

26. Put up this matter on 10.02.2026.

Re: I.A. No. 01 of 2025 in C.W.J.C. No.16908 of

2017

27. Heard the parties.

28. This interlocutory application has been filed for adding some of the persons as party-respondent in this case.

29. For the reasons as stated in interlocutory application read with affidavit, this application is allowed and the persons named in paragraph 1 of the application are directed to be added as party respondent No. 9 and 10.

30. Office is directed to make necessary correction in the cause title of the case.

31. Issue notice to newly added party respondent Nos.

9 and 10, by both mode

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