IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6606 of 2011 LILY SULAIMAN, D/O LATE MD.SULAIMAN, R/O HOUSE NO.P-157, DOCTOR’S COLONY, LOHIANAGAR, KANKARBAGH, P.S.-PATRAKAR NAGAR, TOWN AND DISTRICT-PATNA. ........PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH GENERAL SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, BIHAR. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, 15, JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU MARG, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE CONTROLLER OF EXAMINATION-CUM-DEPUTY SECRETARY, BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, 15, JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU MARG, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. ........RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 13.04.2011 Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the Bihar Public Service Commission to change her centre for the examination scheduled to be held on 17th of April, 2011 from Sasaram to the nearest point to her home centre. Petitioner is resident of Patna. The ground for such request is that the petitioner is suffering from serious Locomoter (orthopaedic) disability up to 45% due to which her both legs are affected and she is unable to move without wheelchair. It is submitted that Sasaram is far away from Patna and she will have to take three hours journey by road to reach her centre. Learned counsel for the Commission submits that as per the policy of the 2 Commission centre of a candidate once allotted cannot be changed. This Court does not question the policy of the Commission. There may be rationale behind the same. However, the Commission should not be insensitive to the individual difficulties of the candidates, and as and when requested, the Commission should apply its mind to allow the individual candidates the centre where it is least inconvenient to them to appear. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Commission to change the centre of the petitioner to the nearest point to her home centre, i.e., either to Jehanabad or Hazipur. Learned counsel for the petitioner is granted liberty to appear before the Secretary of the Commission along with a copy of this order, upon which she shall be informed about change of her centre. Learned counsel for the Commission shall also inform the Commission with regard to this order so that Commission may be in a position to fix the centre and inform the same to the petitioner when she appears 3 before the Secretary. Let a copy of this order be handed over to learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the Commission. Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)