IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21940 of 2011 ====================================================== Pramod Kumar Singh, S/o Ram Padum Singh, R/o Village – Parsawan, P.O. – Dharamshalla, P.S. – Paraiya, District – Gaya .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. Director Prosecution, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. Bihar Public Service Commission through its Chairman, 15, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (Bailey Road), Patna-800001 5. The Examination Controller, Bihar Public Service Commission, 15, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (Bailey Road), Patna-800001 .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocate. For the State: Mr. S.R. Sharan, AC to AAG 5. For the BPSC: Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE ORAL ORDER 2 13-12-2011 The petitioner, an applicant for appointment as Assistant Public Prosecutor (Assistant Prosecution Officer), pursuant to the Advertisement dated 28th March 2009, seeks modification of the Advertisement Nos. 41/11 & 42/11 published on 20th October 2011 for appointment of Assistant Public Prosecutors on the premise that for last 13 years there has not been recruitment of Assistant Public Prosecutors and some concession need be made in respect of those persons who are though eligible have crossed the upper age limit. In absence of the challenge to the relevant recruitment rules or the advertisements published, the prayer for Patna High Court CWJC No.21940 of 2011 (2) dt.13-12-2011 2 / 2 2 modification of the advertisements cannot be granted. It may be noted that in the advertisement published on 28th March 2009 the State Government had already offered relaxation by requiring the upper age limit as on 1st August 2006. Thus, more than two years’ relaxation had already been granted in 2009. Result of the 2009 recruitment process is still awaited. The claim for relaxation in upper age in the latter advertisement published in the year 2011 is misconceived. Writ petition is rejected summarily. Dilip. (R.M. Doshit, CJ)