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2026 DAILYLAW 10304 (PAT)

Priyanka Bharti v. The State of Bihar

CWJC/6351/2026 · 2026-04-28

Ritesh Kumar

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6351 of 2026 ====================================================== Priyanka Bharti Daughter of Suhawan Prasad Resident of Village- Khajura, Post Office- Damodarpur Baldha, Police Station- Nagarnausa, District- Nalanda. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Chairman, Central Selection Board (Constable Recruitment), 05, Harding Road, Patna- 800001. 3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director General, Police Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Examination Controller, Physical Test Selection Board, (Constable Recruitment), 05, Harding Road Patna- 800001. 6. The Medical Officer, New Gardiner Road Hospital, Patna- 800001. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Madhusudan Rai, AC to SC-23 For the CSBC : Mr. Sanjay Pandey, Advocate : Mr. Binod Kumar Mishra, Advocate : Mr. Vivek Anand Amritesh, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RITESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 28-04-2026 Heard the parties. 2. The present writ petition has been filed for a direction upon Respondent Authorities for consideration of re- measurement of height of the Petitioner in selection process of constable and to keep one Post reserve in final selection till disposal of this writ application because the measurement of height made by Respondent in selection process of Petitioner is 154 ½ Centimetre wrongly and the medical certificate issued by Patna High Court CWJC No.6351 of 2026(2) dt.28-04-2026 2/2 the Government Hospital regarding the height of the petitioner is 155 ½ centimetre. 3. At the outset, the learned counsel appearing on behalf Central Selection Board (Constable Recruitment) submits that similar matter has been adjudicated by a Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 20.10.2014 passed in L.P.A. No. 895 of 2014, whereby the Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court observed that it would remain open to the petitioner- appellant to challenge the findings, with regard to her height, in Civil Court of competent jurisdiction and seek necessary remedy for his grievance. 4. In view of the observations made therein, the present writ petition is disposed of in identical terms i.e. order dated 20.10.2014 passed in L.P.A. No. 895 of 2014. AjayMishra/- (Ritesh Kumar, J) U