IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6522 of 2007 Jai Kishore Yadav son of late Madho Prasad Yadav resident of village- Kamlakund (Thakurbari), P.S. Gopalpur, District- Bhagalpur …… Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Madhubani 3. The Bihar Public Service Commission through its Chairman, Bailey Road, Patna … Respondents ---------------------------------- For the Petitioner :Mr. S.K. Saraf, Advocate For the State :M/s Rishi Raj Sinha, G.P.-19, Rakesh Prabhat, & Rajeev Shekhar, AC to G.P.-19 For the BPSC : Mr. Ranjit Sinha, Advocate 03/ 08.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner was an applicant for Class III post pursuant to Advertisement No. 14 of 1998 published by the Bihar Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as the BPSC). He appeared in the selection process and after being selected, was recommended by the BPSC for being appointed under letter No. 1035 dated 15.1.2003. In the light of the instruction of the BPSC contained in letter dated 15.1.2003, petitioner was called for counseling, but at the time of counseling his signature differed from the signature which he had appended with the application form and on such ground his appointment itself has 2 been cancelled. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that duration between the submission of the application form and counseling is about 10 years and during the passage of 10 years his signature may have changed but the fact remained that he having appeared in the selection process and having become successful in the selection process, was recommended for appointment on Class III post. 4. There is nothing to dispute that petitioner participated in the selection process and having become successful in the selection process, was recommended for appointment. 5. In the circumstances, I quash the order, bearing Memo No. 60 dated 10.1.2007, Annexure-1 so far it relates to the petitioner. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, allowed. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)