IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11392 of 1996 MISHRI SAH & ORS Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 5. 10.5.2011 No one appears for the petitioners. In the considered opinion of this Court, the relief sought by the petitioners in this writ application reading as follows:- “That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s) and/or direction(s), commanding the respondents authorities to regularize/ absorb the petitioners in service against the respective sanctioned and vacant posts of Class III and IV over which the petitioners are working for more than 13 to 16 years as daily wager, to grant them equal pay in regular scale for equal work with effect from the date of initial engagement as is available to such regular staff of the Minor Irrigation Department who are doing the same kind of job/ work as these petitioners and also to pay the arrears of salary alongwith 16% interest thereon in the following facts and circumstances of the case.” would virtually amount to a prayer for their 2 regularization in service. Such regularization now in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of State of Karnataka vs Uma Devi, reported in 2006(4) SCC 1 has to be considered and that too under certain limitations. That being so, if the petitioners would file their representation seeking their regularization, the same shall be considered in the light of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Uma Devi (supra). With the aforementioned observations and liberty, this writ application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/