IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12286 of 2011 1. Bishnudeo Prasad Singh Late Ram Narayan Singh, Resident of Village-Salempur Surajgarha, District-Lakhisarai. At Present Resident At Mohalla-Lokhiya Nagar, P.S.-Begusarai Sadar,District-Bagusarai------------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar, Principal Secretary, Water Resources Deptt. Govt, of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Executive Engineer, Water Resourece Depatt. Birpur. 3. The Executive Engineer, Water Drainage Division, Water Resources Depatt. Koparia, Saharsa, 4. The Finance Depatt, Govt. Of Bihar, Finance Secretary, Patna. 5. The State Of Jharkhand, Secretary cum Commissioner, Water Resource Deptt. Govt of Jharkhand Sate, Ranchi. 6. The Secretary cum Commissioner Finance Depatt. Govt, of Jhakkhand, Ranchi. 7. The Executive Engineer, Water Wage Division, Water Resources Deptt. Jharkhand, Ranchi. 8. The Executive Engineer, Water, Wage Division, Water, Resources Depatt. Jharkhand, Chakradharpur, Chakradharpur. 9. The Executive Engineer, Tenughat Division Water Resoureces Deptt. Tenughat, Bokaro, Jharkhand. 10. The Executive Engineer, Western Koshi Canal Division Now Chandrayan Bandh Division, Water Resurces Deptt. Govt, of Bihar, Supaul. 11. The Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna--------------------------------------Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2 27.9.2011 With due respect to learned counsel for the petitioner since the petitioner was an employee of the State of Jharkhand when he superannuated his claim therefore will have to be lodged before the State of Jharkhand, whatever be his initial engagement or period of claim in this regard, pre bifurcation. This writ petition is dismissed with liberty to petitioner to move the High Court of Jharkhand having territorial jurisdiction, as the cause of action in this case has arisen within the State of Jharkhand. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)