IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8641 of 2002 BABUA JEE ROY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 6. 11.02.2009 Heard leaned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner was an applicant for the post of Constable under Advertisement No. 1/98. During the physical test his height was measured 180.5 cm. He was thus denied appointment. It appears that several writ petitions continued to be filed before this Court with regard to Advertisement no. 1/98 on the issue of height. This Court in CWJC No. 12842/2000 and analogous cases in its order dated 12.12.2000 noticed that this Court was being flooded with such applications and therefore it was desirable to direct the Director General of Police to issue general direction to the concerned D.I.G. or Zonal I.G. to adopt uniform policy for dealing with such matters in accordance with law and the number of vacancy available. For that purpose the Director General of Police was directed to issue a paper publication through a news paper specifying the time limit for submission and disposal of the representation. This Court further observed that this had become necessary to prevent several writ applications being filed before this Court and also to expedite disposal of the grievances. Following the same, another Bench of this Court in CWJC No. 4181/2001 on 15.5.2001 noticed that the respondents on 4.2.2001 had in fact published such advertisement inviting objection from those who were aggrieved. That many persons had filed representations and appropriate orders had been passed. In CWJC No. 4181/2001 this Court declined to grant relief as the petitioner therein did not chose to apply in response to the public advertisement dated 4.2.2001. This Court held that the matter could not be kept open for an indefinite period and it be brought to a close. Coming to the facts of this case, from the pleadings of the parties and the counter affidavit, it is apparent that in response to the public notice dated 4.2.2001 consequent to the orders of this Court as aforesaid the petitioner did not submit his representation within 15 days but submitted it much belatedly on 10.3.2002 much beyond the period specified in the paper publication. That a re-measurement may have been done thereafter by respondents contrary to the orders and direction of this Court leading to the paper publication when his height was apparently found to be 181 cm is of no avail to the petitioner. The present petitioner is situated alike the petitioner in CWJC No. 4181/2001, denied relief. This Court therefore finds it difficult to accord any better treatment to the petitioner. Statement has been made in the counter affidavit of the respondents that there existed no further vacancy under Advertisement no. 1/98. No relief can therefore be granted to the petitioner. The writ application is accordingly dismissed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)