Live Updates in hindi: phc patna said recruit 252 candidates on the post of si
Latest Updated On 22/08/2025: Patna High Court has given a big relief to 252 candidates for the post of sub-inspector. In a 29-page order, the court has ordered the state government to complete their reinstatement process in six weeks. A single bench of Justice Arvind Singh Chandel gave the order after the hearing 3 applications of 252 candidates simultaneously.
- The court directed the government to reinstate the government within six weeks
- A single bench of Justice Mr. Arvind Singh Chandel pronounced the verdict
The court said that these candidates have got more marks as compared to the 133 candidates who have been reinstated by the order of the Supreme Court. Not only this, some candidates have also been appointed in 2023 and 2024. In such a situation, all these candidates are entitled to get appointment on the basis of equality. In fact, an application was filed in the High Court to cancel the order of the Deputy Inspector General of Police (Personnel) on different dates on the representation filed by the applicants of advertisement number 704/2004.
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The Deputy Inspector General of Police (Personnel) rejected all the representations saying that it cannot be considered because 133 candidates have been appointed on the decision of the Supreme Court. They cannot be given the benefit of the right to equality.
Advertisement for appointment was released in 2004
Supreme Court gave permission to all those applicants by its order of 28 November 2011. Supreme Court by its order of 8 May 2018 ordered 133 candidates to take only medical fitness test. After which 133 candidates were appointed. Court said that the marks obtained by the applicants are more than the final cut off marks of the 133 appointed candidates. BSSC had issued advertisement number 704/2004 for the appointment of 1510 sub inspectors. The result of exam was declared on 30 May 2008.
All the applicants were selected on the basis of marks of physical and written examination. There were some mistakes in the model questions, so the result was challenged in the High Court. The commission got the answer sheets re-examined by an expert committee. Due to this, 160 selected candidates had to be removed, but the state government decided to retain the 160 selected candidates as well. Meanwhile, the commission received a requisition from the state government for appointment to 299 posts of sub-inspectors. The Supreme Court ordered the commission to conduct this examination afresh and to include only those applicants who had filed the case. 223 candidates were given freedom to appear in the written examination along with the physical examination.
After this, the Supreme Court, by its order of 28 November 2011, gave permission to all those applicants. The Supreme Court, by its order of 8 May 2018, ordered 133 candidates to take only medical fitness test. After which 133 candidates were appointed. The court said that the marks obtained by the applicants are more than the final cut-off marks of the 133 appointed candidates.
