In Brief
This case concerns the protracted selection and appointment process for Sub-Inspector posts initiated in 2004, delayed by multiple litigations over accommodation of 186 candidates and 67 OBC category candidates. The State of Bihar had appointed some candidates and selected others, leaving 200+ vacancies. The Supreme Court permitted appointment of the 186 and 97 already-selected candidates, and directed the State to give 1035 previously non-participating recommended candidates a fresh opportunity to undergo selection from the physical test stage. The entire process was to be completed within three months. Contempt petitions were dismissed. The judgment was explicitly stated to apply only to the peculiar facts of this case."
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