. The petitioners herein were selected in the physical
test as well as in the written test. Since there were certain mistakes
in the model questions, certain writ petitions were filed in this
Court challenging the result. The BSSC appointed an Expert
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Committee and re-scrutinized the answer sheet. Consequently,
160 originally selected candidates were required to be removed.
The State Government decided to retain 160 originally selected
candidates also. Consequently, 639 more vacancies were added to
accommodate 160 originally selected candidates to maintain the
roster. The candidates, who were still unsatisfied regarding the
correctness of some answers and increase of vacancies by 639,
filed writ petitions before this Court and ultimately, the matter was
carried to the Supreme Court in Civil Appeals No 1240-41 of 2011
with other connected appeals. During pendency of the appeals, it
was noticed that requisition for appointment of 299 posts of Sub
Inspectors have been received to the BSSC from the State
Government. The Supreme Court directed the BSSC to hold fresh
examination for 299 posts of Sub Inspectors and only those
appellants, who were the writ petitioners before this Court or
pending before this Court totalling 223 candidates were at the
liberty to appear in the physical as well as in the written
examination. Subsequently, the Supreme Court, by order dated
28.11.2011, considering various IAs, permitted all the applicants,
who were similarly situated to those candidates who were eligible
to appear in the examination for filling 299 posts of Sub Inspectors
vide Advertisements No 704/511. This Court in the case of Rajiv
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Kumar -Versus- The State of Bihar, 2015 SCC Online Patna
4597, issued a further direction to appoint 67 candidates belonging
to most backward category who were wrongly left out. The State
appointed those 67 candidates, and only to retain those candidates,
who were to be displaced, decided to appoint 186 more candidates.
There was challenge to the appointment of 186 candidates in this
Court and ultimately, the matter came to the Supreme Court. The
Supreme Court, in the case of Chandra Gupta Kumar -Versus-
The State of Bihar, 2017 SCC Online SC 1896, passed the order
to proceed in the physical test vide its order dated 08.05.2017. It
was noticed that only 2192 candidates turned up for selection in
the physical test out of which 232 qualified and ultimately only 97
candidates were finally selected. The Hon’ble Supreme Cdurt
directed to appoint 97 selected candidates and also directed the
State to accommodate 67 OBC candidates. However in this
selection process, the State Government wanted the candidates to
undergo physical test contrary to the order passed by the Supreme
Court. Therefore, large number of candidates including 133
candidates did not participate in the selection process. Civil
Appeals No 2795-2797 of 2017 and other connected appeals were
filed against the order. The Apex Court in Civil Appeal No 2795-
2797 of 2017 and other connected appeals, vide order dated
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14.09.2017 (Annexure 6) directed to appoint 133 candidates. Due
to non-compliance of the said order, a Contempt Petition (Civil)
No 14-18 of 2018 has been filed wherein the Hon’ble Supreme
Court, vide its order dated 08.05.2018, directed that 133
candidates will have to go only medical fitness test. Subsequently,
pursuant to the said order, 133 candidates were appointed.