IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12304 of 1996 Vikram Kumar Rana, S/0 Dr. M.K. Rana, resident of Town and P.S. Madhepura, District- Madhepura. -----Petitioner. -Versus- 1. Bihar State Universities ( Constitutent Colleges) Service Commission, Patna through its Chairman. 2. Secretary-cum-Controller of Examination, Bihar State Universities ( Constitutent Colleges)Service Commission, Patna. 3. Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah through the Registrar. 4. Vice Chancellor, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah. 5. Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah. 6. Dr. Anand Kishore, father’s name not known, C/O Shri Tulsi Prasad, Shahganj Nagar Road, Opposite- Ramesh Jha Mahila College, Mahendru, Patna. ------Respondents. ---------- 5. 11.11.2008. This writ application has been filed challenging the appointment of the respondent no.6 as a Lecturer in Botany in Veer Kunwar Singh University, Arrah. A counter-affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent-Commission in which it has been stated that the respondent no.6 and this petitioner were allotted the same number that is Roll No.29. The respondent no.6 is a candidate of the reserved category whereas the petitioner belongs to the general category. Both were called for interview and the respondent no. 6 was interviewed on 11.3.1996 whereas the petitioner’s interview was held on 14.3.1996 alongwith the candidates belong to the general category. Thereafter the results were published and Roll No.29 was declared as successful candidate. It has been specifically stated by the Commission that not only the roll numbers but the names of the successful candidates was published in the Commission as well as at the other places. - 2 - The reply of the Commission is quite incomplete and no body appeared on behalf of the petitioner to press this writ application and unfortunately the writ application stood dismissed against the respondent no.6 for non-compliance of the order dated 3.11.1997 by which fresh notice was to be issued on respondent no.6. In the circumstances, this Court has no option but to dismiss the writ application as not pressed. U.K. (Sheema Ali Khan,J)