IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.4455 of 2011 1. MAHESH KUMAR MANDAL, SON OF CHUNNI LAL MANDAL, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA DONAR CHOWK, P.S. DARBHANGA, DISTRICT DARBHANGA. 2. ASHARFI ROY, SON OF MANRAJ ROY, RESIDENT OF KHATA SARAI, P.S. LAHARIASARAI, DISTRICT DARBHANGA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SRI R. LAKSHNANAN, THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, DARBHANGA. 3. RAJESH JHA “RAJA”, DEPUTY COLLECTOR ESTABLISHMENT, DARBHANGA. 4. MOHIBUL NADAF, SON OF MD. SALIM NADAF, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BAJITPUR, P.S. MANIGACHI, DISTRICT DARBHANGA. ----------------- 03. 22.11.2011 None appears for the petitioners. Heard counsel for the State Sri D.K. Sinha. It appears in compliance of the orders of the High Court dated 9.12.2009 passed in C.W.J.C. No.6687 of 2000 and order dated 11.05.2011 passed in M.J.C. No.2293 of 2010, Annexures-2 and 5 Collector, Darbhanga passed order dated 20.08.2011 whereunder available Class-IV post in the Collectorate, Darbhanga has been filled up by appointing five candidate peons. Clause-(8) of the proceeding/order dated 20.08.2011 indicates that having made appointment from 1994-95 panel the same has been cancelled. Such cancellation is contrary to the circular letter of the State Government 2 bearing Memo No.16441 dated 3.12.1980 and the subsequent clarification dated 26.5.1987, 22.3.1997 and 25.4.1997, in terms whereof seniority of the other candidate peons included in the 1994-95 panel is required to be maintained even in the subsequent panels until they are appointed against Class-IV post in the Collectorate, attached offices and other line offices. Application stands disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)