IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8129 of 2008 BIBHA SINHA & ANR W i t h CWJC No.10049 of 2008 PUSHPA KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIAHR & ORS ----------- 3. 6.08.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners appeared for the admission test to the A.N.M. course. They claim to have been successful and that their names figured in the merit list. It appears that in the meantime certain proceedings were taken before this Court with regard to the fixation of appropriate qualification between I.Sc. and Matriculation when this Court directed that Matriculation was more appropriate. An S.L.P. against the same bore no results. For the purposes of the present writ petition this Court will appropriately refer to the order of this Court in C.W.J.C. No.1753/06 and the orders 17.4.2006 and 26.7.2006 as passed therein. This Court in the said writ petition directed preparation of a combined merit list of those who had passed the examination when - 2 - qualification prescribed was I.Sc. with those who passed an additional examination after fixation of the Matriculation as the minimum qualification. Directions were then issued to proceed strictly in accordance with the merit position in the combined merit list. This Court considers it proper to disposed off this writ application in similar terms. Though learned counsel for the State sought to persuade this Court on the issue of delay, considering that the matter relates to admission to a course requiring qualifications to pursue a career this Court does not uphold the objection of delay. The next objection on behalf of the State is that consequent to the delay seats may not be available any more and/or the petitioner may not have appeared for counseling in pursuance of the combined merit list despite notice. To that extent the matter shall remain in the realm of the respondents alone. KC ( Navin Sinha,J )