IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11276 of 2026 ====================================================== Sonam Kumari W/o Yogendra Kumar, D/o Ramjeet Paswan, R/o Village- Bakhtiyarpur, Ward No.-07, P.O.- Munjhar, P.s.- Haspura, District- Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Addl. Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate-cum- Collector, Aurangabad. 4. The District Programme Officer, (Literacy), Aurangabad. 5. The Block Education Development Officer, Hspura, District-Aurangabad. 6. Gita Kumari, W/o Ajit Kumar, r/o Village- Bakhtiyarpur, Post-Munjhar, P.S.- Haspura, district- Aurangabad. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Uday Prasad, AC to GP-22 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KUMAR MANISH ORAL ORDER 2 07-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Anil Kumar Sinha along with Mr. Uday Prasad, learned A.C. to G.P.- 22 on behalf of the State. 2. This writ application has been filed on behalf of the petitioner for commanding the concerned authorities to appoint the petitioner on the post of Tola Sewak for the Village- Bakhtiyarpur on the ground that respondent no. 6 has been appointed on the said post who had secured lesser marks in matriculation than the petitioner. It has been submitted that a merit list was prepared for appointment on the post of Tola Patna High Court CWJC No.11276 of 2026(2) dt.07-08-2026 2/2 Sewak and the petitioner was placed on Serial No. 3. Appointment was made in favour of the private respondent no. 6 who had secured lesser marks in matriculation than the petitioner. 3. This Court cannot decide disputed question of facts as the subject matter of the dispute is rather a matter of verification. The contention regarding marks of the private respondent no. 6 which is being challenged by the petitioner is a question of fact and the same may be inquired before the competent authority, and hence, no writ in the nature of mandamus can be issued. 4. However, the petitioner is at liberty to approach the appropriate forum for the ascertainment of the fact regarding the marks obtained by private respondent no. 6 and thereafter, can ventilate her grievances before the competent authority. 5. This writ application stands disposed of accordingly. Ritwika/- (Kumar Manish, J) U