IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No. 7692 of 2011 1. Sandeep Kumar son of Surendra Prasad Singh, resident of Nawadiha, P.O.- Nawadiha, P.S.- Patan, District- Palamau 2. Rupesh Kumar son of Baldeo Sahu, resident of Village & P.O.- Kanchi, P.S.- Bundu, District- Ranchi … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3. The Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Ranchi through its Chairman 4. The Secretary, Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Ranchi 5. The Examination Controller, Jharkhand Public Service Commission, Ranchi …. … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR For the Petitioners : Mr. Indrajit Sinha, Advocate Mr. Ajay Kumar Sah, Advocate For the Resp.-State : Mr. Apoorva Singh, A.C. to S.C.(Mines)-II For the Resp.-JPSC : Mr. Prince Kumar, A.C. to Mr. Sanjay Piprawall, Advocate ---- 08/22.01.2025 The present writ petition has been filed for quashing the result dated 01.12.2011 of 4th Combined Civil Service Preliminary Test held on 23.03.2011 pursuant to Advertisement No. 07/2010 as, according to the petitioners, the said result has been prepared in violation of Rules of Procedure, 2002 of Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) by adopting scaling method and preparation of the merit list is based on the scaled marks and not the actual marks scored by individual candidate. Further prayer has been made for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondents to prepare the result of 4th Combined Civil Service Preliminary Test on the basis of actual marks scored by individual candidate. 2. Mr. Prince Kumar, A.C. to Mr. Sanjay Piprawall, learned counsel for the respondent- JPSC, submits that since the present matter relates to 4th Combined Civil Service Preliminary Test held on 23.03.2011 and the process of appointment with respect to said Test has already been completed years back, the present writ petition has become infructuous. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he has no instruction from the petitioners. 4. Considering the said submission of learned counsel for the respondent-JPSC, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. 5. I.A. No. 1771 of 2012 also stands dismissed accordingly. (Rajesh Shankar, J.) Ritesh