IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2661 of 2026 ====================================================== 1. Rohit Kumar S/o- Abhay Kumar, R/o-Vill- Dhanwara, P.O.- Lakhmohana, P.S.- Nem Darganj, District-Nawada, Pin-805121. 2. Nitu kumari, D/o- Shivshankar Ram, R/o- At- Jafarpatti, P.O.- Jafarpatti, P.S.-Rajapakar, District-Vaishali. Pin-844504. 3. Puja kumari, D/o- Kamakhya Narayan Chaudhary, R/o- At- Dehrionshn P.O.- Dehrionsun, P.S.-Dehrionsun, District- Rohtas, Pin-821307. 4. Pankaj Kumar, S/o- Chandeshwar Ram, R/o- At- Hatni, P.O.- Hatni, P.S.- Ghoghardina, District- Madhubani, Pin-847402. 5. Chiranjiv Kumar, S/o- Rajiv Kumar Ranjan, R/o- At- Uda, P.O.- Madhuban, P.S. Udakishanganj, District- Madhepura, Pin- 852101. 6. Manish kumar, S/o- Ayodhaya Singh, R/o- At- Dhobahi, P.O. Banni, P.S.- Dhansai, District- Buxar, Pin-802128. 7. Arun kumar, S/o- Rajendra Yadav, R/o-At- Kathauliya, P.O.- Haveli Kharag- pur, P.S. Haveli Kharagpur, District- Munger, Pin-811213. 8. Gajendra Kumar, S/o- Anand Bihari Yadav, R/o- At- Sundar Birajeet P.O.- Sundar birajeet, P.S.-Madhepur, District- Madhubani, Pin-847408. 9. Bhushan kumar, S/o- Shree Prasad Yadav, R/o- At- Sundarbirajit, P.O.- Sun- dar Birajit, P.S.- Madhepur, District- Madhubani, Pin-847408. 10. Rahul Kumar, S/o- Suresh Kumar Singh, R/o- At- Balapur, P.O.- Bar- wakhuru, P.S.- Ghorasahan, District- East Champaran, Pin-845304. 11. Saleha Khatoon, D/o- Md. Sainul Master, R/o- At- Kurmuri, P.O.- Kurmuri, P.S.- Sikrahta, District-Bhojpur, Pin-802204. 12. Gaurishankar Kumar, S/o- Jagdish Paswan, R/o- At- Gahai, P.O.- Laukhan, P.S.- Dhaka, District- East Champaran, Pin-845418. 13. Vikash Kumar, S/o- Shiv Kumar Ram, R/o- Vill- Lohari, P.O.- Gurukul Mehiya, P.S.- Muffasil, District-Saran, Pin-841301. 14. Reshma Khatoon, D/o- Md. Alimuddin, R/o- Vill- Amjhar, P.O.-Hasanpura, P.S.- Hasanpura, District-Aurangabad, Pin- 824120. 15. Poonam Kumari, D/o-Ruplal Prasad, R/o- At and P.O.- Khukhari, P.S.- Sar- bada, District- Gaya, Pin-823311. 16. Abhishek Kumar, S/o- Sri Chandra Kumar Pathak, R/o- Vill- Sadikpur, P.O. Gulzarbag, P.S.-Aalamganj, District- Patna, Pin-800007. 17. Sumit Kumar, S/o- Mahesh Prasad Singh, R/o- Vill- Yadavchak, P.O.- Kurthaul, P.S.- Parsa Bazar, District-Patna, Pin-804453. 18. Avinash Kumar Acharya, S/o- Shyama Kant Acharya, R/o- Narayan Patti, P.O.- Patwara, P.S.- Rajnager, District- Madhubani. Pin- 847235. 19. Manisha Kumari, D/o- Sanjay Kumar Singh, R/o- Vill- Pokharpur, P.O.- Parsa, P.S.- Parsa, District- Saran, Pin-841219. 20. Awadish Prajapati, S/o- Vinod Prajapati, R/o- At and P.O.- Sumergarh, P.S. Shyam Deurva, District-Maharajganj, Pin- 273706. Patna High Court CWJC No.2661 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 2/5 21. Renu Kumari, D/o- Shivnandan Paswan, R/o- Vill- Raghunathpur, P.O.- Gu- rua, P.S.- Gurua, District-Gaya, Pin-824205. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chairman, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Bihar School Examination Board, Patna. 5. The Examination Controller (STET-2025), Bihar School Examination Board, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Sr. Advocate Ms. Kanupriya, Advocate Mr. Abhishek Anand, Advocate Ms. Aastha Prakash, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Government Pleader (07) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 2 19-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned se- nior counsel for Bihar School Examination Board assisted by Ms. Tanu Priya and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-State. 2. With consent of the parties, the present writ appli- cation is being disposed of at this stage itself. 3. The petitioners in paragraph No.1 of the writ appli- cation has prayed for grant of following relief :- “1 (i) Issuance of a direction, order or writ, including writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned respondent authorities under the Educa- tion Department and Bihar School Examination Board, Patna High Court CWJC No.2661 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 3/5 Bihar, Patna to follow the guidelines dated 01.09.2025 of the education department and resolution No. 2374 duted 16.07.2007 of the General Administration Department as well as paragraph no.7 of the advertisement no. PR 218/2025 and published revised result of the petitioner's Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET-2025) paper-1 and paper-11. (ii) Issuance of a direction, order or writ, in- cluding writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned respondent authorities under the Education Department and Bihar School Examination Board, Bi- har, Patna to published revised result in favor of the peti- tioners in connection with advertisement no. PR 218/2025 Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET- 2025) paper-1 and paper-11 because the answer marked by the petitioners are correct as per the preferred book NCERT publication whereas, the same answer is being declared wrong by the Bihar School Examination Board and whose number has not been assigned to the petition- ers. (iii) Issuance of a direction, order or writ, in- cluding writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the concerned respondent Bihar School Examination Board and its examination department, to release the revised/fi- nal answer key from which the petitioners booklet has been marked.” 4. After advancing some argument, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for the aforesaid relief claimed in the present writ application, the petitioners are prepared to file fresh representation before the Examination Controller (STET- 2025), Bihar School Examination Board, Patna and submits that an appropriate direction be issued to Examination Controller (STET-2025), Bihar School Examination Board, Patna to enter- tain their applications and dispose of the same after giving an Patna High Court CWJC No.2661 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 4/5 opportunity of hearing to the petitioners within a fixed time frame. 5. To the aforesaid submissions made by learned se- nior counsel appearing for the petitioners, learned senior coun- sel for Bihar School Examination Boar as well as learned coun- sel appearing for respondent-State do not have any objection. 6. Considering the limited nature of prayer being made by learned counsel for the petitioners, this writ application stands disposed of granting liberty to the petitioners to file rep- resentation before the Examination Controller (STET-2025), Bi- har School Examination Board, Patna within one week from the date of passing of this order and if such representations are filed by the petitioners, the same shall be disposed of by the Exami- nation Controller (STET-2025), Bihar School Examination Board, Patna within a maximum period of four weeks from the date of filing of the representations after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. 7. Needless to emphasize that the final order which shall be passed by the Examination Controller (STET-2025), Bi- har School Examination Board, Patna, should be reasoned and speaking order. 8. With the aforesaid observation/direction and liberty Patna High Court CWJC No.2661 of 2026(2) dt.19-02-2026 5/5 granted, the present writ application stands disposed of. 9. All pending I.A.s, if any, is deemed to have been disposed of. sanjeev/- (Alok Kumar Sinha, J) U