IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5798 of 2007 Ram Kirit Das, Son of Puran Das, resident of Village- Rampur Parori, Post Office- Banchauri, Police Station- Sitamarhi, District Sitamarhi …. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 2. The Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 3. The Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 4. The Dy. Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 5. The Secretary, Board of Revenue, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 6. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi … .. Respondents with CWJC No.16094 of 2007 Jageshwar Rai, son of Kishori Rai, resident of village- Bhav Prasad, P.O. Sitamarhi Court Dumra, Police Station- Dumra, District Sitamarhi … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 4. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 5. The Secretary, Board of Revenue, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 6. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi … Respondents with CWJC No.16219 of 2007 Sanjay Kumar Yadav, son of Kuhook Lal Rai, resident of village- Madhopur Raushan (Bhiss), P.O. Amhatta, Police Station- Dumra, District Sitamarhi … .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 2 4. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 5. The Secretary, Board of Revenue, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 6. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi … Respondents with CWJC No.16369 of 2007 Prem Shanker Rai, son of Late Bilas Rai, resident of village- Raghuni Patti, P.O. Kumma, Police Station- Sursand, District Sitamarhi …. ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 4. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 5. The Secretary, Board of Revenue, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 6. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi … … Respondents with CWJC No.16424 of 2007 Ram Pramod Mahto, son of Langeshwar Mahto, resident of village- Rampur Parori, P.O. Banchauri, Police Station- Sitamarhi, District- Sitamarhi … … … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 4. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 5. The Secretary, Board of Revenue, Old Secretariat, Patna, Bihar 6. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi … …. Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner (in all cases) :Mr. Satish Narain Singh, Advocate For the State (in all cases) :Mr. Binit Kumar, A.C. to G.A.-9 03/ 18.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 3 2. Petitioners of these five writ petitions served as candidate peon in the collectorate, Sitamarhi or its attached offices and on the basis of the services rendered have been included in the panel published in the year 1995, 2001 and 2002, but till date they have not been appointed against Class IV post in the Collectorate, Sitamarhi, its attached offices and offices of other line departments situate within the district of Sitamarhi for want of vacancies. 3. As and when appointment on Class IV post available in the Collectorate, Sitamarhi, its attached offices and the offices of the other line department is made by the Collector, Sitamarhi, case of the petitioners be considered for such appointment in the light of the instructions of the State Government contained in circular letters dated 3.12.1980, 26.5.1987 and 25.4.1997 granting them the benefit of their seniority in the earlier panel. 4. These writ petitions are, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)