IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14701 of 2009 1. KANCHAN BALA SINGH W/O SRI ANIL SINGH VILL.- GOH, P.S.- GOH, DISTT.- AURANGABAD Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, SECONDARY EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MAGADH DIVISION, GAYA 5. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER AURANGABAD, DISTT.- AURANGABAD ----------- 02/ 10.02.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner’s prayer is for a direction to the respondents for regularization her service as Head Mistress in Saraswati Project Girls High School, Goh, Aurangabad. Her case is that the Saraswati Project Girls High School was established by the local people of Goh on 02.01.1981. The School was being run by the Managing Committee. The Managing Committee advertised the post for appointment of teaching and non- teaching employees of the School. Petitioner had applied for the post of Head Mistress as she had requisite qualification and the Managing Committee appointed her as Head Mistress on 28.12.1987. The School was taken over as Project School and petitioner thereafter during intervening period on several occasions, - 2 - discharged the duties of Incharge Head Mistress. Her grievance is that though she has requisite qualification, still her service has not been regularized as Head Mistress of the School. Petitioner’s case is that in the light of the decision of the Supreme Court reported in 1998(2) PLJR page 2, once she has completed seven years of service reckoning from the date on which the institution was taken over by the Government, she is entitled that her service be regularized and recognized for the post of Head Mistress. Similar issue has been settled by this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 6323 of 1999 in the light of the reported judgment of the Supreme Court reported, in 1998(2) PLJR page 2. Accordingly, this writ application is being allowed giving direction to the Director, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization to the post of Head Mistress, with effect from the date on which she completes seven years of her service in Saraswati Project Girls High School, Goh, - 3 - Aurangabad. The order must be passed in this regard by the concerned respondent within four weeks from the date of production/communication of the order. Petitioner will also be deemed to be entitled for all consequential benefits. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)