Rama Shankar, (UDI No. Ram13101983LAW vs The State of Bihar — L.P.A/497/2025

Case under Patna High Court Rules Section Clause 10. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: BRHC010442142025

e-Filing Number

29-04-2025

Filing Number

L.P.A/10874/2025

Filing Date

29-Apr-2025

Registration No

L.P.A/497/2025

Registration Date

30-Apr-2025

Judge

The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Harish Kumar

Coram

The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Harish Kumar

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

LPA ( 3 )

Sub-Category

LPA ( 15022 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 12-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Patna High Court Rules Section Clause 10

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Rama Shankar, (UDI No. Ram13101983LAW

  2. 2.,

    Adv. Vikas Kumar Jha,Sanket,Sanket, ,Sanket

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.The State of Bihar

    Adv. ,Pawan Kumar,Manish Dhari Singh 1123

  2. 2.The Additional Chief Secretary,

  3. 3.The Bihar State Higher Education Council

  4. 4.The Chairman, Bihar State Higher Education Council, Patna,

    Adv. Pawan Kumar

  5. 5.The Bihar State University Service Commission

    Adv. Pawan Kumar

  6. 6.The Chairman, Bihar State University Service Commission, Patna,

    Adv. Pawan Kumar

  7. 7.The Patna University,

  8. 8.Quemre Alam

    Adv. Raushan,Pushkar Bharadwaj SHREYASHI RAJ Arpit Anand

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    The Chief Justice,Mr. Justice Harish KumarView PDF

    Court Decision Summary The Patna High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the lower court's judgment, ruling that an EBC (Extremely Backward Class) candidate who qualifies on merit in the unreserved category must be appointed against a general category vacancy but with due consideration to his stated preference for university posting. The court directed the Bihar State University Service Commission to issue a fresh posting order respecting the appellant's preference for Patna University, holding that merit cannot be rendered a disadvantage and statutory provisions must align with constitutional equality principles under Articles 14 and 16. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Mar-2026

    For Admission (For Final Disposal)

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  4. 11-Feb-2026

    For Admission (For Final Disposal)

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  5. 04-Feb-2026

    For Admission (For Final Disposal)

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah

  6. 21-Jan-2026

    For Admission (For Final Disposal)

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah

  7. 20-Jan-2026

    For Admission (For Final Disposal)

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah

  8. 17-Jan-2026

    For Admission (For Final Disposal)

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad

  9. 16-Jan-2026

    For Admission (For Final Disposal)

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad

  10. 15-Jan-2026

    For Admission

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh

  11. 15-Jan-2026

    For Admission

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh

  12. 07-Jan-2026

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

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    For Admission IV

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  15. 24-Dec-2025

    For Admission IV

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

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    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey

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    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey

  22. 11-Dec-2025

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  23. 10-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  24. 09-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  25. 08-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  26. 05-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey

  27. 04-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey

  28. 03-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Pandey

  29. 02-Dec-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  30. 01-Dec-2025

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  34. 25-Nov-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  35. 24-Nov-2025

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    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  36. 21-Nov-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Sudhir Singh , Mr. Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma

  37. 30-Oct-2025

    For Admission

    The Chief Justice , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  38. 13-Oct-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice P. B. Bajanthri , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  39. 15-Sep-2025

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    Mr. Justice P. B. Bajanthri , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  40. 11-Sep-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice P. B. Bajanthri , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  41. 10-Sep-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice P. B. Bajanthri , Mr. Justice Alok Kumar Sinha

  42. 09-Sep-2025

    For Orders (On Office Notes)

    Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy , The Chief Justice-

  43. 20-Aug-2025

    To Be Mentioned

    Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy , The Chief Justice-

  44. 20-Aug-2025

    For Admission -I

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  47. 18-Jul-2025

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    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  48. 17-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  49. 16-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  50. 15-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  51. 14-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  52. 11-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  53. 10-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  54. 09-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  55. 08-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  56. 07-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  57. 04-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  58. 03-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  59. 02-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  60. 01-Jul-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  61. 30-Jun-2025

    For Admission

    Mr. Justice Ashutosh Kumar , Mr. Justice Partha Sarthy

  62. 27-Jun-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  63. 29-Apr-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. L.P.A/497/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The Patna High Court allowed the appeal and set aside the lower court's judgment, ruling that an EBC (Extremely Backward Class) candidate who qualifies on merit in the unreserved category must be appointed against a general category vacancy but with due consideration to his stated preference for university posting. The court directed the Bihar State University Service Commission to issue a fresh posting order respecting the appellant's preference for Patna University, holding that merit cannot be rendered a disadvantage and statutory provisions must align with constitutional equality principles under Articles 14 and 16. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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