IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15235 of 2009 KUMAR RUPESH CHANDRA SON OF RAJ KUMAR YADAV, R/O VILLAGE SISMA, P.O. MAHSHAURA, P.S. & DISTRICT- LAKHISARAI, PRESENTLY RESIDING C/O ROF BIMAL KUMAR, NEW GOVT. POLYTECHMIQUE PATNA, P.S. PATLIPUTRA, PATNA- 13 Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH CHAIRMAN, RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD, KALIBADI RAILWAY COLONY, POST JHALJHALIA, DISTRICT MALDA (WEST BENGAL), PIN- 732192 2. THE CHAIRMAN, RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD, KALIBADI RAILWAY COLONY, POST JHALJHALIA, DISTRICT MALDA (WEST BENGAL), PIN- 732192 3. THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, RAILWAY RECRUITMENT BOARD, MALDA (WEST BENGAL), P.S. JHALJHALIA, DISTRICT MALDA, PIN- 732192 4. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, LAKHISARAI 5. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, IN-CHARGE, COLLECTARIATE GENERAL BRANCH, LAKHISARAI (BIHAR) For the Petitioner :Mr. Lallan Kumar no.1, Advocate For the Respondent nos. 1 to 3: Mr. Anil Singh, Advocate For the Respondent nos. 4 & 5: Mr.Amaresh Kumar Sinha, AC to G.P.15 03/ 13.11.2009 Perused the office note dated 12.11.2009, whereunder it has been submitted that this writ application is not maintainable in this Court. 2. Counsel for the petitioner disputes such note as according him petitioner appeared in the recruitment test conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board, Malda at Malda, but result of his performance has been communicated to him under the provisions of the Right to Information Act at Patna. In the circumstances, according to the petitioner, this writ application is maintainable. 3. I regret not to accept such submission. The recruitment process was conducted by the Railway Recruitment Board, Malda at Malda in the State of West Bengal. In the circumstances, challenge to - 2 - the recruitment process can be instituted only within the jurisdiction of State of West Bengal as no part of the cause of action has arisen in the State of Bihar. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, dismissed as not maintainable. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)