IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.11229 OF 2007 1.DAVENDRA KUMAR, S/O SRI RAGHUNATH RAM, R/O VILLAGE TAJPUR, P.S SHEOHAR, DISTT. SHEOHAR. 2.NILENDRA MISHRA, S/O ISHWAR MISHRA, R/O VILLAGE PURNAHIYA, P.S PURHABIYA, DISTRICT SHEOHAR. 3.ASHOK KUMAR, S/O LATE BHARAT RAUT, R/O SHEOHAR, P.S SHOEHAR TOWN, DISTRICT SHOEHAR. 4.SANTOSH KUMAR, S/O AWADH KISHORE SINGH, R/O VILLAGE LALGARH CHAWNI, P.S SHYAMPUR BHATAHAN, DISTRICT SHEOHAR. 5.SANJAY KUMAR, S/O SRI VASHISTH ROUT, R/O SHEOHAR, P.S SHEOHAR TOWN, DISTRICT SHEOHAR. 6.SHASHI RANJAN CHOUDHARY @ SHASHI RANJAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY, S/O SRI RAM VINAY CHOUDHARY, R/O VILLAGE HARNAHI, P.S SHEOHAR DISTRICT SHEOHAR. …………………PETITIONERS. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 2.COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3.DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4.DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHEOHAR. 5.DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, SHEOHAR. 6.SELECTION COMMITTEE THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, SHEOHAR. 7.THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SHEOHAR. ………………………RESPONDENTS. ` ----------- 02/ 03.11.2011 Having heard counsel for the parties and taking into account that the impugned order passed by the Collector of Sheohar district contains graphic reasons for annulling entire selection process on the 2 post of Sadhan Sevi clearly recording that neither such post were advertised in the newspaper to ensure for wider participation of all eligible candidates in the selection process nor infact any prescribed norm was followed for such selection as laid down in the Government resolution, this Court would find it difficult to interfere with the ultimate conclusion of annulling entire selection process as directed by the Collector of the Sheohar district. The submission of learned counsel for the petitioners that the role of the Collector of Sheohar district was wholly unknown to the process of selection and his reliance on the Government resolution in this regard is also wholly misconceived, inasmuch as, the entire process of selection was to be undergone in the supervision of the Collector of the district and therefore if he had an entrusted inquiry to Deputy Development Commissioner and has arrived at his ultimate decision based on the report of the Deputy Development Commissioner, the same cannot be faulted either in fact or in law, especially when the petitioners also 3 were only undergoing the process of selection and were yet to be appointed on the basis of such selection process. A mere participation of the petitionerss in a faulty process of selection could not have clothed them with any further right except for being reconsidered in such selection as has been directed by the Collector of the district himself in the impugned order. The grievance of the petitioners, to the extent of non filling up of the post of Sadhan Sevi, however seems to be genuine and therefore, this Court would direct the Authorities including the Collector of Sheohar district to ensure that the directions given in the impugned order passed by the Collector of Sheohar district as with regard to undergoing the fresh process of selection after advertising the vacancies in the widely circulated newspaper and also following the norms of selection, must be completed within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if it has not already been done so during the pendency of this writ application. 4 With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)