IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.703 of 2009 PRADEEP KUMAR RAY S/O PANCHU RAI, R/O MOHALLA BHIKHAN PURA, BHATHA ROAD, BISHAHARI ASTHAN, WARD NO. -34 P.S.-KOTWALI, BHAGALPUR, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE PRINCIAPAL SECRETARY, LAW DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 6. THE SECRETARY, THE BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 7. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, THE BIHAR PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA ----------- 2 03/02/2009 In this writ application prayer of the petitioner is to direct respondent Nos. 5 & 6 to provide marks sheet and merit list of the candidates who appeared in 25th Judicial Service Competitive Examination held in the year 2000. Mr. Indeshwari Prasad Mandal appears on behalf of the petitioner and the State is represented by AC to G.A.-1. Respondent Nos. 5 to 7 are represented by Mr. V. Nath. From the communication of the Bihar Public Service Commission dated 13.6.2007 (Annexure-3), it is evident that the information sought for by the petitioner is not being made available as the password of the server in which the informations are maintained, has been sealed by the Vigilance Investigation Bureau in a criminal case. Petitioner has approached this Court to provide information in regard to the examination which was held in the - 2 - year 2000 on 14.1.2009. There is sufficient justification not to provide the information and further the writ petition suffers from inordinate delay and laches. It is dismissed in limine. (Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, ACJ. (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) avin.