PRAKASH CHANDRA AGARWAL vs STATE OF BIHAR AND ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the Bihar Public Service Commission had the authority to fix qualifying marks for the Judicial Service Examination under Rule 15 of the Bihar Civil Service (Judicial Branch) Recruitment Rules, 1955. The Court found that the Commission had set the qualifying marks at 38% after consulting the High Court, and thus the exclusion of the appellant, who scored 38.8%, from the list of successful candidates was unjustified. The Court reversed the High Court's decision, emphasizing that the Commission's determination of qualifying marks must be respected.