IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MISCELLANEOUS JURISDICTION CASE NO.2492 OF 2011. 1.SUNIL KUMAR, S/O LATE AWADHESH PRASAD, R/O VILLAGE MUSHNAPUR, P.O. KANSARI, P.S GAURICHAK, DISTRICT PATNA. 2.NARESH PRASAD, S/O LATE HAIAGAL MAHTO, R/O VILLAGE MUSHTAFAPUR, P.O. KANSARI, P.S GAURICHAK, DISTRICT PATNA. 3.SUNIL KUMAR, S/O LATE RAMCHANDRA SHARMA, R/O VILLAGE SEVDAHA TOLA, RAMGARH, P.O. BIR, P.S DHANARUA, DISTRICT PATNA. …………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2.SRI BHANU PRATAP SHARMA, THE THEN HEALTH COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY WELFARE,GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3.SHRI C.K. MISHRA, THE THEN PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4.SRI AMARJIT SINHA, PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 5.DR. SATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGH, THE THEN DIRECTOR IN CHIEF, HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 6.DR. SURENDRA PRASAD, THE DIRECTOR IN CHIEF, HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 7.SRI JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, THE THEN DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PATNA. 8.SRI SANJAY KUMAR SINGH, THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PATNA. 9.SRI MALMUKUND PRASAD SINGH, THE DISTRICT MALARIA OFFICER, PATNA DISTRICT PATNA. 10.SRI (DR. CHANDRA BHUSHAN PRASAD SINHA), THE THEN CIVIL SURGEON CUM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, PATNA DISTRICT PATNA. 11.DR. R.K. CHOUDHARY, THE CIVIL SURGEON CUM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, PATNA DISTRICT PATNA. ……………………OPPOSITE PARTIES/CONTEMNOR. ---------------- 2 03/ 08.12.2011 Having heard counsel for the parties and taking into account that the order of this Court in the connected writ application was only confined to consideration of the case of the petitioners for their regularization by the competent Authority and that such consideration has been made by the Authority who has passed an order dated 17.06.2011, this Court must hold that this contempt application has become infructuous. That being so, it is, accordingly, disposed of with a liberty to the petitioners to assail the order now passed by the Authority refusing to regularize their service before the appropriate forum in accordance with law. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)