BABITA KUMARI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard the parties.

(2.) The petitioner is aggrieved with the Important Notice, bearing no. BSUSC/Vigya.-56/2022 (Khand-11)-475 Patna, dtd. 30/5/2024 in connection with Advertisement No. AP-PSYC-16/20-21 issued by respondent nos. 4 & 5 to the extent whereby the petitioner despite having experience certificate issued by the Principal, Guru Nanak College, vide reference no. 6/NS/20/2019 dtd. 20/2/2019 claimed to have been counter signed by the Registrar of the concerned University, the same was not accepted by the respondent Commission. The petitioner also sought a direction commanding upon the respondent nos. 4 and 5 to consider her candidature under Clause 7.2(6) of the Advertisement Notice dtd. 21/9/2020 after accepting her experience certificate and recalculating her marks. Challenge has also been made to the Important Notice, bearing no. BSUSC/Adv.-56/2022 -1520, dtd. 24/12/2022 to the extent whereby the petitioner despite having experience certificate as per Clause 7.2 of the Advertisement Notice dtd. 21/9/2019, though has been found to be provisionally eligible, but without awarding marks to the experience gathered by the petitioner.

(3.) Shorn of details, the respondent Bihar State University Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as 'the BSUSC') issued Advertisement No. AP-PSYC-16/20-21 dtd. 21/9/2020 inviting applications for 4638 posts of Assistant Professors, including 424 posts in Psychology. The last date for submission of the Online form was fixed on 2/11/2020 and the submission of the hard copy of the application was prescribed till 24/11/2020, which was later on extended up to 30/12/2020. The petitioner being eligible, filled up her application through Online on 29/11/2020 under the unreserved category and also submitted the hard copy on 8/12/2020. Vide notice no. BSUSC/ Adv.-56/2022 -1520, dtd. 24/12/2022, the petitioner was declared provisionally eligible subject to resolving discrepancy of father's name in her domicile and matriculation certificate. By the aforesaid notice the candidates were further directed to file their objection and upload/send the following requisite certificates and documents in PDF format vide email till 5/1/2023 by 5:00 PM.