IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1949 of 2010 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 753 of 2009 ====================================================== 1. Birendra Prasad, Son of late Vishwanath Prasad, Resident of Mohalla- Mutan Nagar, New Colony, P.S. Civil Lines, District Gaya 2. Jitendra Kumar, Son of Baleshwar Prasad, Resident of Village- Kutlupur, P.S. Khizarsarai, District Gaya 3. Mustaque Ahmad, Son of Sheik Asimuddin, Resident of village- Hetampur, P.S. Aurangabad, Mufassil, District Aurangabad Writ petitioners .... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. Deputy Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. The Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 5. District Magistrate –cum- Collector, Gaya 6. Additional District Magistrate –cum- Additional Collector, Gaya .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Kameshwar Pd. Gupta, SC 5 ====================================================== 2 21-10-2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the State. The Writ Court has noticed the history of litigation which the appellants faced. Now, when their engagement on daily wages as Amin has stood discontinued since 2009 after scrutiny as per direction of this Court, the Writ Court has rightly observed that they may apply for regular appointment pursuant to an advertisement said to have been issued in February 2010. The Writ Court has made certain observations to the effect that past Patna High Court LPA No.1949 of 2010 (2) dt.21-10-2011 2 experience of the appellants for long years as Amin may be kept for consideration by the State authorities. We expect the State authorities to expedite the ongoing process of regular appointment so that the process may be completed without any delay, preferably within six months from the date of production/ communication of a copy of this order. The appeal is disposed of. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J) (Shivaji Pandey, J)