IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2614 of 2025 ======================================================

Anjali Sinha, Daughter of Sanjay Kumar, Resident of Sumitra Niwas, Harijan School Ashok Nagar, Pokharia Ward No. 30, Police Station Begusarai, Post Office Begusarai, District -Begusarai, State - Bihar, PIN Code-851101 ... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. Bihar Public Service Commission, 15, Nehru Path, Patna-800001 through Secretary.

4. The Secretary, Bihar Public Service Commission, 15, Nehru Path, Patna.

5. The Examination Controller, Bihar Public Service Commission, Nehru Path, Patna.

6. The Registrar General, The High Court of Judicature at Patna

7. Aditi Daughter of Late Sadanand Madhukar Resident of Khabra urf Kiratpur Gurdas, Police Station - Khabra, District - Muzaffarpur.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeet Kumar, Advocate Mr. Pranav Ranjan, Advocate For BPSC : Mrs. Parul Prasad, Advocate Mr. Aditya Anand, Advocate For State : Mr. U.S.S. Singh, GP 19 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

3 21-01-2026 The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner – Anjali Sinha seeking for the following prayers:-

“(1) To issue appropriate writ for quashing of the order dated 10.12.2024 by which Respondent No. 4 (Examination Controller, Bihar Public Service Commission, Patna), published a revised final result of 32nd Bihar Judicial Service Competitive Examination under Advertisement No. 23/2023 dated 20.02.2023, issued for appointment on the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division), under which the candidature of the petitioner (Merit Serial No. 159, Roll No. 111718) selected under Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota has been cancelled, without giving any notice to the petitioner, and in her place respondent No. 6 has been appointed.

(II) That the petitioner further prays for direction upon the Bihar Public Service Commission, to make recommendation of the name of the petitioner for her appointment pursuant to the Advertisement No. 23/2023, for appointment on the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in connection with 32nd Bihar Judicial Service Competitive Examination.

(III) To issue any other direction, order, rule, and grant relief/reliefs to which this Hon'ble Court find the petitioner fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. It is the case of the petitioner that pursuant to the Advertisement No. 23 of 2023, dated 20.02.2023 issued by the Bihar Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the ‘BPSC’), the petitioner herein had applied for appointment to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division) under 32^nd Bihar Judicial Service Competitive Examination under the Economically Weaker Section (Women) category. The petitioner was then allowed to appear in the preliminary test and she qualified the said Preliminary Examination, thereafter she appeared in the Mains Examinations and Viva-Voce test and ultimately, on 28.11.2024, the BPSC published the final result and she was declared qualified for appointment to the post of Civil Judge (Junior Divison). The name of the petitioner appeared at Serial No. 15 of the EWS category. It is stated that petitioner has been selected against the post reserved in the EWS category for female category post under 35 % horizontal reservation for women. Further, it is stated that respondent No. 4 on 10.12.2024 issued revised final result and cancelled the candidature of the petitioner, hence by way of filing the present writ petition, the petitioner has raised her grievance with regard to the revised final result by