Patna High Court
CWJC/12346/2026 of Ranju Kumari Vs The State of Bihar on 17 August 2026
COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12346 of 2026 ====================================================== Ranju Kumari, Daughter of Sita Ram Yadav, Resident of Panchmahala, P.O.- Jamuara Kala, P.S.- Bankey Bazar, District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12346 of 2026
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Ranju Kumari, Daughter of Sita Ram Yadav, Resident of Panchmahala, P.O.- Jamuara Kala, P.S.- Bankey Bazar, District- Gaya.
... ... Petitioner/s
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The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department, Bihar, Patna.
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The Director, Panchayati Raj Department, Bihar, Patna.
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The Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gayajee.
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The District Magistrate, Gayajee.
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The District Panchayat Raj Officer, Gayajee.
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The Sub-divisional Officer, Sherghati, Gayajee.
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The Block Development Officer, Bankey Bazar, Gayajee
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The Block Panchayati Raj Officer, Bankey Bazar, Gayajee.
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Niyojan Samiti, Gram Panchayat, Barheta, Bankey Bazar, Gayajee
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The Secretary, Gram Panchayat, Barheta, Bankey Bazar, Gayajee.
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Rishu Kumari D/o Dharmendra Prasad, posted Gram Panchayat, Barheta, P.O.- Jamuara Kala, P.S.- Banke Bazar, District- Gayajee.
... ... Respondent/s
Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s
:
Mr. Anil Kumar Saxena, Advocate
For the Respondent/s
:
Mrs. Pushpanjali Sharma, AC to SC- 20
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
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ORAL JUDGMENT
Date : 17-08-2026 Heard learned Advocate for the respective parties.
2. The challenge in the present writ petition is made to the final merit list of Gram Kachahari Sachiv, Barheta under Gram Panchayat-Barheta, Block Bankey Bazar, District Gaya, which was duly prepared and published on 12.03.2025.
3. While assailing the final merit list, it is submitted that the Niyojan Samiti failed to consider the claim of the Patna High Court CWJC No.12346 of 2026 dt.17-08-2026
petitioner for her selection on the ground of Graduation and Post Graduation marks sheet send by way of Online within the stipulated period. Non-consideration of the academic qualification of the petitioner is resulted into selection of non- deserving candidate. The petitioner also raised her grievance before the District Panchayat Raj Officer, Gaya on 12.04.2025 giving all the details, but no action has been taken, hence the present writ petition.
4. Considering the submissions advanced and taking note of the fact that there is provision for statutory appeal under Rule 7 of the Bihar Gram Katchahry Secretary (Employment, Service Conditions and Duties) Rules, 2014, this Court instead of directing the State to ensure filing of the counter affidavit deems it fit and proper to dispose of the writ petition with a liberty to the petitioner to file an appropriate appeal before the District Panchayat Raj Officer, Gaya preferably within a period of four weeks from today.
5. Since the petitioner had already filed an application, raising her grievance before the competent authority, the copy of which is marked as Annexure-P/7, hence the limitation in filing of such appeal shall be condoned and it is expected that the authority concerned shall consider Patna High Court CWJC No.12346 of 2026 dt.17-08-2026
the case of the petitioner on merit and pass final order within a further period of eight weeks thereafter.
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