IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12430 of 2009 RAJBINDU KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Y.C.Verma, Sr. Advocate For the State : Mr. Subhash Pd. Singh, G.A. 8 Mr. Indeshwari Prasad, AC to GA 8 --- 2. 06.10.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner, who is an Assistant teacher in the Balak Middle School, Adalatganj, Patna, applied in response to an advertisement inter alia for the post of Programme Officer in the District Rural Development Agency on contract basis. She came to be selected. However, she could not join within the time prescribed. It is contended that in absence of a relieving order from the Human resources Department, under which she worked as Assistant Teacher, retaining her lien on the original post for the period of contractual appointment, the petitioner could not join in time. The relieving order has now been issued on 20.11.2008 allowing her to retain her lien. Learned Counsel for the state points out that the time granted for joining by letter of appointment dated 2.8.2007 at Annexure 3 has expired on 30.8.2007. This Court finds it difficult to pass any positive orders on the relief sought in the writ petition except to observe that if the petitioner had been selected, relieving orders have now been obtained, the vacancy for the post is available, the respondents may consider her case in accordance with law. The writ application stands disposed off. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)