IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2574 of 2007 Satish Kumar, son of Late Navin Chandra Verma, resident of Village Chandpura Khurd, Post Office Sondho, Police Station Goraul, District Vaishali …. Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Co- operative Department, having his office at Vikas Bhawan, New Secretariat, Patna 2. The Registrar, Co-operative Societies, having his office at Vikas Bhawan, New Secretariat, Patna 3. The Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur 4. The Finance Secretary, Finance Department, having his office at Old Secretariat, Patna . ... Respondents ---------------------------------- 02 26.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground on Class III post of Clerk in the scale of Rs. 3050 – 4500/- under order bearing Memo. No. 242 dated 24.5.2001, Annexure-1. He has filed this writ petition praying, inter alia, to direct the State- respondents to grant him higher scale of Rs. 4000- 6000/-. Aforesaid prayer is wholly misconceived in view of the fact that State Government had taken a decision to bifurcate the post of Clerk into Lower, Upper Division Clerk in the scale of Rs. 3050 – 4500 2 and Rs. 4000 – 6000/-, which was communicated to the Accountant General under letter No. 8825 dated 20.12.2000, Annexure-A to the counter affidavit. In the light of the aforesaid decision of the State Government contained in letter dated 20.12.2000, Annexure-A to the counter affidavit, petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground on the post of Clerk in the scale of Rs. 3050 – 4500/- under appointment letter 24.5.2001,Annexure-1. I do not see any illegality in the appointment of the petitioner on the post of Clerk in the scale of Rs. 3050 – 4500/-. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)