IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.649 of 2011 1.SANJAY KUMAR SHARMA S/O SRI RAM BACHAN SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KAKARAHAT, P.S.DERNI, DISTRICT SARAN 2.ALOK KUMAR PANDEY S/O SRI SURENDRA NATH PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE REOTITH (CHHATHTIR), P.S. BAIKUNTPUR, DISTRICT GOPALGANJ 3.VARUN VERMA S/O SRI VAJIR PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHORSUA, P.S. GIRIYAK, DISTRICT NALANDA 4.MD.SHAKIR S/O LATE MD. SOHRAB, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KARICHAK CHHAPKI, P.S.BIRPUR, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI 5.ASIM HUSSAIN S/O LATE ASFAQUE HUSSAIN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KAJI MAHALLA, P.S. MANER, DISTRICT PATNA 6.MANISH KUMAR S/O LATE GAURI SHANKAR JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIRNI, P.S.MALAHI, DISTRICT EAST CHAMPARAN 7.DHANANJAY KUMAR SHARMA, S/O SRI VISHWARAM SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAWADA VEN, P.S. UDWANT NAGAR, DISTRICT BHOJPUR 8.MD.KAFIL AHMAD S/O MD. ABDUS SALAM SIDHQUI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE QUMAISPUR, P.S. ASTHAWAN, DISTRICT NALANDA 9.HARENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE JAMUN MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAM PURANI, P.S. MAHUA, DISTRICT VAISHALI 10.BINU MANOHAR S/O SRI RAGHUNATH MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KISNIPATTI, P.S. GHOGHAR DIHA, DISTRICT MADHUBANI---- ----PETITIONERS Versus 1.THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATNA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN 2.THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATNA 3.GENERAL MANAGER-CUM-CHIEF ENGINEER, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATNA 4.CENTRAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY AREA, PATHA THROUGH CHIEF ENGINEER 5.CHIEF ENGINEER, CENTRAL ELECTRIC SUPPLY AREA, PATNA-------- --RESPONDENTS ----------- For the petitioners :Abhinay Raj, Advoate For the respondents :Smt.Nilu Agrawal, Advocate ------ 2. 13.01.2011 Some of the petitioners had earlier approached this Court by filing C.W.J.C.No.8998 of 2010 which was disposed of by order dated 29.7.2010 with a direction to 2 the authorities of the respondent Board to make appointment from the original panel strictly on merit for only such period during which the appointment process pursuant to advertisement, Annexure-5 of that writ petition was not completed. Similar direction in terms of the order dated 29.7.2010 was issued in two other writ petitions filed by some of the petitioners and employees of the Board. The grievance of the petitioners is that the authorities have not made appointment from the original panel strictly on merit as per order dated 29.7.2010. If that be so and the allegation of the petitioners is correct, then the authorities of the Board may be liable for contempt but certainly the said issue cannot be agitated in a fresh writ petition. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to move against the authorities of the Board for contempt of the order dated 29.7.2010, if so advised. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/