IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14544 of 2005 MADAN JADAV S/O Late Rajgrihi Yadav, resident of Village Dulhin Ganj, P.S. Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur at Arra. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through its Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Bhojpur, Arra. 4. The Deputy Collector, General Section, Bhojpur, Arra. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur, Arra. 6. Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhojpur, Arra. 7. Circle Officer, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur. 8. The Officer Incharge, Jagdishpur Police Station, P.S. Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur. ----------- 2. 13.09.2010 Since the post of Chaukidar is no longer inheritable right after it being declared a post under the State Government, the claim of the petitioner to be appointed on the said post since his father was a Chaukidar earlier is misplaced. Any appointment on the post will have to be done on the touchstone of Articles 14 & 16 of the Constitution of India. If the petitioner has eligibility in his own right, this case can be considered by the respondents on its own merit. This writ application is dismissed with the observation as above. Anand Kr. ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)