IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1225 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 5649 of 2008 With Interlocutory Application No. 5968 of 2011 And Interlocutory Application No. 5969 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No.1225 of 2011. ====================================================== 1. Ramjee Choudhary, S/o Late Manik Chand Choudhary, Vishweshraiya Nagar, Bailey Road, Nahar Par, P.S. Rupaspur, Danapur-801503, District-Patna. 2. Achhe Lal Ram, S/o Sri Gaya Prasad, Lohia Path, Jagdeo Path, P.O. Jagdeo Path, Patna. 3. Ramesh Kumar, aged about 51 years, son of late Ramashish Ram, H.No. B-1/8, Purnendu Nagar, P.S. Phulwarisharif, Distt-Patna, at present working as Incharge Chief Engineer, North Bihar Wing Building Construction Department, Patna. 4. Dinanath Choudhary, S/o Late Budhram Choudhary, At-Vomai Vasad, P.O. Badrabad, Thana-Arwal, Distt-Arwal. 5. Raghu Nandan Choudhary, S/o Late Jagat Narayan Choudhary, 202 Shreeya Apartment, Ara Garden, Jagdeo Path, P.S. Gardanibagh, Patna - 14. 6. Sudhir Kumar Das, S/o Late Phekaan Das, Purnendu Nagar (South), Near Shiv Mandir, Khojri India, P.O. Phulwarisharif, P.S. Phulwarisharif, Distt-Patna. .... .... Applicants -Appellants Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Deptt. Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Principal Secretary, Road Constructions Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. ………….. Respondents-Respondents 6. Arun Prasad, S/o Late Ramchandra Prasad, Resident of Village- Patna High Court LPA No.1225 of 2011 (2) dt.02-09-2011 2 / 3 2 Bikramganj, Distt-Rohtas. 7. Jwala Prasad, S/o Late Ramjee Mahto, Resident of Village-Purankama, P.O., P.S. & District-Sheikhpura. 8. Aditya Narayan Jha ‘Anal’, S/o Late Pandit Bilat Jha, Resident of Village-Titra Ashanand, P.S. Sakra, District-Muzaffarpur. 9. Hareshwa Nath Deve, S/o Late Harindra Nath Deve, Resident of Devahuti Nilayam, Mamta Apartment Road, Shivpuri, Patna-800023, 10. Syed Ahmad Kabir, S/o Late Padamshree S.H. Askari, Resident of Village & P.O. Kujhwa, P.S. Raghunathpur, District- Siwan. 11. Sudhakar Kumar, Son of Late Baleshwar Prasad Singh, Resident of Rajendra Nagar, Patna ………………………………..Petitioners- Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh, Sr. Advocate & Mr. Onkar Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. P.K. Verma, AAG 5. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2 02-09-2011 Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 8th July 2011 passed by the learned single Judge in the matter of promotion and seniority in Bihar Engineering Service Class I & II, the appellants have preferred this Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. Learned Advocate Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh has appeared for the appellants. He has submitted that the appellants although were not parties to the writ petition are adversely affected by the direction issued by the learned single Judge. The appellants have, therefore, filed Interlocutory Application No. 5968 of 2011 for leave to appeal. Patna High Court LPA No.1225 of 2011 (2) dt.02-09-2011 3 / 3 3 The impugned judgment has been passed following the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of M. Nagaraj & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [(2006) 8 SCC 212]. Besides, no direction issued by the learned single Judge directly hits the appellants. No actual cause of action arises. Leave is refused. Appeal and the Interlocutory Applications stand disposed of. Dilip. (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)