IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12240 of 2009 RISHIKESH KUMAR, S/O SRI DEO NARAYAN YADAV, R/O VILLAGE + P.O. MADHOPUR, P.S. LAUKAHA, DISTRICT-MADHUBANI, AT PRESENTLY RESIDENCE OF Dr.A.K. PANDEY, MAJHAULIA CHOWK, (N.H.28) P.O. KHABRA, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR, P.S. SADAR, MUZAFFARPUR. -PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PERSONEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, 15 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MARG (BELI ROAD), PATNA-800 001, THROUGH THE SECRETARY. 4. SECRETARY, BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 15 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MARG, PATNA. 5. DEPUTY SECRETARY-CUM-EXAMINATION CONTROLLER, BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, 15 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU MARG, PATNA-1. -RESPONDENTS _______ For the Petitioner : Mr. Hriday Narayan Harshit For the State : M/s Anil Kr, Jha, GA.2, & Uday Bhan Singh, Assistant Counsel For the Commission : M/s. P.K. Shahi & Sanjay Pandey 2 07.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Bihar Public Service Commission and learned counsel for the State. Prayer made on behalf of the petitioner is to direct the Commission to grant relaxation in the maximum 2 AAhmad/ age for the general candidates for the post of Civil Judge (Junior Division). The advertisement issued does not contain any provision for relaxation of the age and even the Bihar Civil Services (Judicial Branch) Recruitment Rules contain provision for age relaxation only in the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates. Considering this aspect and other relevant facts, similar writ petitions have been dismissed in past. Copy of order dated 27th July, 2009, passed in CWJC no.8601 of 2009, which was in respect of the same advertisement, has been produced before us. Copy of another judgment and order dated 22nd December, 2008 passed in CWJC no. 18418 of 2008 and other analogous cases, which was in respect of an earlier advertisement, which has been later substituted by a subsequent and current advertisement, has also been produced, to support the aforesaid submission on behalf of the Commission. Following the earlier judgments, this writ petition is also dismissed. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) 3