2026:JHHC:9595 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(C) No.3468 of 2018 ------ Alakh Kumar Choudhary, son of V.P. Choudhary, resident of Flat No.I- 4/10, S Type, Adityapur, P.O. & P.S. Adityapur, District Seraikella Kharsawan, Jharkhand. … … Petitioner Versus 1. Bihar School Examination Board, through its Chairman, Sinha Library Road, P.O. BSEB, P.S. Kotwali, Patna, State Bihar – 800 017. 2. Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, Sinha Library Road, P.O. BSEB, P.S. Kotwali, Patna, State Bihar – 800 017. 3. Joint Secretary-cum-Examination Controller-Senior Secondary, Bihar School Examination Board, having its office at Sinha Library Road, P.O. BSEB, P.S. Kotwali, Patna – 800 017, State Bihar. 4. Principal, MRS. KMPM High School, Bistupur, (South Park), Jamshedpur, Town Jamshedpur, District East Singhbhum. … … Respondents ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. Suman Roy, Advocate (AC to Mr. Ashok Kr. Yadav) For the Respondent(s): Mr. S.P. Roy, Advocate ------ 07/ 06.04.2026 By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs :- “(A) For issuance of an appropriate writ or writs in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to immediately and forthwith issue original certificate for passing the matriculation examination conducted by Bihar School Examination Board, Patna having Roll Code 1224, Roll No.057 for the year 1980(A) which has not been issued to the petitioner till date without assigning reason for the same, despite several approach and attempts made by the petitioner; (B) For issuance of an appropriate writ or writs 2026:JHHC:9595 2 for a declaration that the respondent authorities have no right to withhold the original certificate as is required to be issued by the Bihar School Examination Board to the concerned school from where the petitioner has passed after declaration of the result as a successful candidate; (C) For issuance of an appropriate writ or writs, order or orders, direction or directions directing upon the respondents to compensate the petitioner by awarding exemplary cost to the petitioner for being harassed due to non-issuance of original matriculation certificate despite the declaration of the result as a successful candidate in the year, 1980 itself;” 2. Heard learned counsel representing the petitioner and learned counsel representing the respondents. 3. It is the grievance of the petitioner that the petitioner had appeared in the Matriculation Examination in the year 1980, and was allotted Roll Code – 1224 and Roll Number – 0057. The petitioner’s claim is that even after passing in 2nd division and obtaining 491 marks, the Matriculation certificate has not been issued to the petitioner. 4. The respondent – Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB), vide para-15 to 18 of its counter affidavit dated 02.09.2022, has stated that the result of petitioner was cancelled. 5. Considering the aforesaid facts, so far as claim of the petitioner in this writ petition is concerned, no relief can be granted to him since the respondents have taken a plea that they have 2026:JHHC:9595 3 cancelled the result of the petitioner. 5.1. However, since the respondents have taken a plea that the result of the petitioner was cancelled, the respondents will hand over a detailed order to the petitioner giving the grounds on which the result of the petitioner had been cancelled. 5.2. Once the petitioner receives the ground for cancellation of result, it will be open to the petitioner to challenge the same before the appropriate Authority. 6. With the aforesaid observations, this writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) 06th April, 2026 Prashant. Cp-2 Uploaded on 08.04.2026