IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6711 of 2009 MANOJ KUMAR SINGH, Son of Sri Shital Singh, Resident of Village and P.O.- Gavandiri, District- East Champaran:-- Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 4. The District Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari, 5. The Deputy Collector, Establishment, Collectorate Office, East Champaran at Motihari. 6. The Subdivisional Officer, Sikarahana, District- East Champaran. 7. The Circle Officer, Dhaka, District East Champaran. 8. Sri Vishwanath Chaudhary, Son of Sri Deo Narayan Chaudhary, resident of Village- Majurahan, P.O.- Bariyarpur, P.S.- Turkaulia, District- East Champaran. 9. Sri Subhash Kumar, Son of Sri Devraj Mahto, resident of Village- Panditpur, P.O. + P.S.- Piprakothi, District- East Champaran. 10. Sri Samual Kumar Tuddu, Son of Sri Barnwal Tuddu, resident of Village + P.O.- Prabhat Line Bazar, Purnia, District- Purnia. 11. Md. Neyajuddin, Son of Md. Allauddin, resident of Village- Kawalpur, P.O.+ P.S. Turkauliya, District- East Champaran. 12. Sri Birendra Prasad Srivastava, Son of Sri Hridaya Narayan Srivastava, resident of Village + P.O.- Sangrampur, District- East Champaran. 13. Sri Anil Kumar Yadav, Son of Sri Ram Daban Prasad Yadav, resident of Village- Amar Chhatauni, District- East Champaran. 14. Sri Raj Kishore Sah, Son of late Prasidh Sah, resident of Village- Hariyan Chhapra, P.O.- Rupdih, P.S.- Muffasil, District- East Champaran. 15. Sri Bhagwan Paswan, Son of Sri Mathura Paswan, resident of Village- Barkurwa, P.O.- Motihari, District- East Champaran. 16. Sri Surendra Kumar Tiwari, Son of Sri Mohan Tiwari, resident of Village + P.O. Rarhiya, P.S.- Gobindganj, District- East Champaran. 17. Sri Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Son of Sri Ram Naresh Tiwari, resident of Village- Panditpur, P.O.- Mathurapur, District- East Champaran. 18. Sri Raghunath Rai, Son of late Ram Lachhman Rai, resident of Village+P.O.- Lachhmipur, District- East Champaran. 19. Sri Ranjit Patel, Son of Sri Mahesh Patel, resident of Village + P.O.- Gurmiya, P.S.- Kartaha, District- Vaishali. 20. Sri Pramod Kumar, Son of late- Ram Prasad Lal, resident of Village +P.O.- Thuma, Runnisaidpur, District- Sitamarhi. 21. Md. Akhtar, Son of Sri Alihasan Miyan, resident of Village + P.O.- Gadhwa, P.S.- Muffasil, Motihari, District- East Champaran. 22. Sri Shankar Sahani, Son of Sri Jagdish Sahani, resident of Village- Madhu Chhapra, jP.O.- Belwatiya, P.S.- Piprakothi, District- East Champaran. 23. Sri Mukul Kumar, Son of Sri Shankar Ram, resident of Village+P.O.- Bakhriya, P.S.- Majhauliya, District- West Champaran. 24. Sri Lallan Ram, Son of Radhika Ram, resident of Village- Barkurwa, P.O.- Rupdih, District- East Champaran. 25. Sri Ram Kishor Sah, Son of Sri Prahalad Sah, resident of Village- Chintamanpur, P.O.- Chatiya, P.S.- Malahi, District- East Champaran. 26. Sri Bhagyanarayan Sah, Son of late- Dhanu Sah, resident of Village- Sareya Badurhan, Tola (Patkhauliya), P.O.+ P.S.- Dumarighat, - 2 - District- East Champaran :---- Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner :-- 1. Mr. Arun Kumar, Advocate. 2. Mr. Hussanuddin, Advocate. For the Respondents :--- Mr. G.P.-9. 02. 22.06.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order bearing Memo No. 264 dated 15th December, 2008, Annexure-12 passed by the District Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari, whereunder he has appointed 19 persons as drivers ignoring the better and rightful claim of the petitioner. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that Respondent Nos. 9,11,12,14,15,17 and 24 who were not even qualified on the date of advertisement, as would appear from the letter dated 19th August, 2002, Annexure- 13, have been selected ignoring the better claim of the petitioner. It is further submitted that Respondent Nos. 25 and 26 who belong to the Extremely Backward Class have been selected in the Scheduled Caste Category, as such, their selection is also illegal. 4. Let the petitioner file a representation highlighting the aforesaid submission annexing a copy of this order before the Divisional Commissioner who should consider the same in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that the order passed by the District Magistrate appointing the respondents Annexure-12 shall be subject to the order passed by the Divisional Commissioner. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)