IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4957 of 2007 1. Ashish Sinha, SON OF SRI HARIPADA SINHA, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA- RUIDSHA, NEAR HOLI CHILD SCHOOL, POST OFFICE- KISHANGANJ, POLICE STATION- KISHANGANJ, DISTRICT- KISHANGANJ. 2. RAKESH KUMAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE RAM KUMAR PRASAD, RESIDENT OF SRI BHAGAWAT MARKET, BAKARGANJ GOLA ROAD, P.O.- BANKIPUR, P.S.- PIRBAHOUR, DISTRICT- PATNA :---PETITIONERS. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER-CUM- SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. BIHAR STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION THROUGH SECRETARY, BAILLEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 6. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (ADMINISTRATION) BIHAR, PATNA :---RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10265 of 2007 Priya Ranjan Kumar Singh, SON OF SRI NAWAL KISHORE SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST OFFICE- BARA KALA, POLICE STATION- IAMAMGANJ, DISTRICT- GAYA. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER-CUM- SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. BIHAR STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION THROUGH SECRETARY, BAILLEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOME, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 6. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (ADMINISTRATION) BIHAR, PATNA :---RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- For the petitioners : Mr. Anand Kumar Ojha, Advocate. For the Commission : Mr. Lalit Kishore, Senior Advocate. Mr. S.S.Sundaram, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.C. to A.A.G.-3. ======= 2 5. 09.11.2011. In compliance of the orders of this Court dated 18, 19.10.2011 authorities of the Staff Selection Commission has filed counter affidavit stating that on account of backlog leading to heavy work load the Commission could not conduct preliminary examination in the light of Advertisement No. 10/2004 issued for appointment on the post of Enforcement Sub- Inspector in the Transport Department of the State Government which shall be held in October- November, 2012 as presently the Commission is engaged in completing various selection process pursuant to Advertisement No. 2/2010, 5/2011, 19/2006, 01/1999, 26/2007, 07/2004, 01/2010. 2. The Advertisement having been issued in 2004 the selection process should have commenced within a reasonable time from the date of issue of the advertisement. In this connection, I may also refer to the direction of the Division Bench of this Court contained in order dated 17.08.2007 passed in C.W.J.C.No. 3124 of 2006 (Sanjay Kumar Vs. State of Bihar & Ors), Annexure-6 expediting the recruitment process pursuant to the said advertisement. Ignoring the direction to expedite the selection process the selection process has not even begun. 3. Accordingly, I direct the Commission to 3 proceed with the scrutiny of the applications received pursuant to the said advertisement (10/04) and complete the scrutiny process preferably within 45 days from today and thereafter to hold preliminary examination preferably within another 45 days and main examination within two months from the date of publication of the result of the preliminary examination so that the entire selection process is completed by November, 2012. 4. Both the writ petitions are, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)