IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4363 of 2025 ======================================================

1. Ritesh Kumar Singh S/O- Late Devendra Narayan Singh resident of Village-

Pahlagarh, PO- Soneli Pelagor, Sonali, PS- Kadwa, District- Katihar.

2. Md. Sohel S/O- Md. Nuruddin resident of Village- Pelapur, PS-Baliya Belown, District- Katihar.

3. Chitranjan Kumar Singh S/O- Bijendra Prasad Mehta resident of Village-

Mahinathpur, PS- Kodha, District- Katihar

4. Vijay Kumar Sah S/O- Kartik Sah resident of Village Basgara, PS-Kodha, District- Katihar.

5. Pappu Kumar Chouhan S/O- Badri Chouhan resident of Village- Govindpur, PS-Rautara, District- Katihar.

6. Md. Anwar Hussain S/O- Abdul Jalil resident of Village- Parbheili, PS-

Kadwa, District- Katihar.

7. Vivek Uranw S/O- Panch Lal Uranw resident of Village- Saidpur, Rajuara, PS- Rautara, District- Katihar.

8. Shailendra Kumar Paswan S/O- Surya Narayan Paswan resident of Village-

Narhiya Chandpur, PS- Falka (Pothiya) District- Katihar.

9. Mukesh Kumar Yadav S/O- Kantlal Yadav resident of Village- Pothia, PS-

Falka (Pothiya) District- Katihar.

10. Rohit Kumar S/O- Arvind Yadav resident of Village- Morangi, PS-Mansahi, District- Katihar.

11. Sujit Kumar Prasad S/O- Shyam Lal resident of Village- Barmasia, PS-

Sahayak, District- Katihar.

12. Pradeep Kumar Poddar S/O- Trivenee Poddar resident of Village- Gorphar, PS- Dandkhora, Gorphar, Ragheli, District- Katihar

13. Sujit Kumar Singh S/O- Bivekanand Singh resident of Village Pahlagarh, PS- Kadwa District- Katihar.

14. Subhash Kumar Mandal S/O- Late Mahavir Mandal resident of Village-

Manihari, High School Road, Ward No-12, PS-Manihari, District- Katihar.

15. Sandeep Kumar Choudhary S/O- Ramnath Choudhary resident of Village-

Thutthi Balua Jounia, Gurumela, PS- Barari District- Kaimur (Bhabhua)

16. Jitendra Kumar Sah S/O- Khagendra Sah resident of Village- Pakariya, PS-

Pranpur, Pakariya Dharhan, District- Katihar

17. Pravin Kumar S/O- Ram Bilash Mandal resident of Village Patti Pachma, PS- Kodha, District- Katihar

18. Nitesh Kumar Singh S/O- Gita Prasad Singh resident of Village- Churli Hat, PS- Galgalia, District- Kishanganj

19. Pinki Kumar D/O- Sadhu Prasad Gupta resident of Village- Indra Nagar Laliyahi, PS- Sahayak District- Katihar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary Govt. of Bihar Patna.

2. Principal Secretary Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. Additional Secretary Home Department(Special Branch), Bihar, Patna

4. Director General of Police Bihar Patna

5. Director General of Home Guard, Bihar Patna

6. Chairman Central Selection Board (Constable appointment) Patna 7. Secretary Central Selection Board (Constable appointment) Patna

8. Commandant Bihar Home Guard Headquarter Patna

9. Additional Secretary Central Selection Board (Constable appointment) Patna ... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Ms. Shruti Sinha, Adv.

Mr. Ebrahim Kabir, Adv.

For the Respondent/s : Mr. AC to GP-23 For the CSBC : Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Adv.

Mr. Binod Kumar Mishra, Adv.

Mr. Vivek Anand Amritesh, Adv.

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CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR

ORAL JUDGMENT

(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

Date : 19-02-2026 The writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the validity of Rule 2 of Bihar Home Guard Service (2^nd Amendment) Rule, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as, “Rule, 2017”) wherein it has been laid down that for appointment on the post of Constable and Driver Constable of Home Guard, the same process will be applied as that of Constable and Driver Constable of Bihar Police with regard to physical qualification and written examination, so also Rule 4 (i) of Rule, 2017 to the extent that it provides for the same procedure to be adopted for recruitment on the said post as Constable and Driver Constable of Bihar Police.

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