IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5525 of 2007 RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : Ms Pallavi Mishra,Adv. For the Board : Ms Namrata Mishra,Adv. For the N.C.T.E. : Mr.S.N.Pathak,Adv. For the State : Dr.Kumar Amitesh,Adv. ---------- 3. 22/09/2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Board. Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the Respondent Board to publish the result of C.P.Ed. examination held in the year 1994 for the Sessions 1987-88 in which he appeared as a student of Milia Captain Abdul Hamid Sharirik Prashikshan Mahavidyalaya, Rambagh, Purnea. Respondent Board has filed counter affidavit, wherein it is stated that the Board has received a letter from the State Government by which it has been instructed that it would not been lawful to publish the result of the candidates who were not within the age group of 18 to 24 years on 1st of July of the year in which they had taken admission. It is stated that when the petitioner had taken admission, he was 17 years seven months old. Therefore, in - 2 - terms of the instruction of the Government, the Board is not in a position to publish the result of the petitioner. However, the Board has very fairly brought to the notice of the Court an order passed by this Court in C.W.J.C.No.8909 of 2007 in which in identical circumstances this Court has directed for publication of result of the candidates which were held up only on the ground of being overage or underage at the time of their admission. It is obvious that petitioner was admitted in the course by the respondents on consideration of relevant certificates produced by him and he was allowed to pursue the course and appear in the examination. There is no allegation against the petitioner of any misrepresentation or fraud being played by him at the time of his admission or thereafter. In the circumstances, at the fag end of his career when only publication of result is required to be done, the Board cannot go back and question the admission of the petitioner. In the circumstances, following and approving the directions issued by this Court by order dated 18.3.2008 in C.W.J.C.No.8909 of - 3 - 2007, this Court finds it appropriate to issue direction to the Board to publish the result of the petitioner. Accordingly, this writ application is allowed and the respondent Board is directed to publish the result of the petitioner of the said examination within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)