IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6997 of 2008 1. Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board Non-Gazetted Employees Union through its president, Mohan Raut S/o Late Batahu Raut, Pant Bhawan, Baily Road, P.S.- Srikrishna Puri, District-Patna. 2. Mohan Raut, S/o Bathu RAut, R/o Mohalla-Old Jakkanpur, P.S.- Jakkanpur, District- Patna. At present posted as Packer in the Agriculture Produce Market Committee, Warshaliganj, District- Nawada. …….. Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Finance Commissioner, Department of Finance Old Secretariat, Government of Bihar Patna. 3. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, New Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Additional Finance Commissioner, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 6. The Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 7. The Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 8. The Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 9. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (Abolished) Pant Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. ……… Respondents. with CWJC No.14015 of 2008 AJIT KUMAR ROY, S/o Late Phulchand Roy, R/o Village- Jagatpur, P.O., P.S.-Banka, District- Banka. Presently posted as Executive Engineer, Bihar State Agricultural Marketing Board, Patna. ………. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Administrator, The Bihar State Agricultural Marketing Board (Dissolve) Pant Bhawan, Bailley Road, Patna. 3. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Finance Secretary, Government of Bihar Patna. 6. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 7. The Special Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. - 2 - with CWJC No.14036 of 2008 Bihar Rajya Krishi Bipanan Parshad/Samiti Padadhikari and Karamchari Samanwaya Samiti, Pant Bhawan, Patna through its Executive Member namely Dudhnath Singh, S/o Late Bindu Thakur, R/o Village- New Sipara, Mathakan, P.S.-Beur, in the District/Town of Patna. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance Old Secretariat, Government of Bihar Patna. 3. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Old Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Special Secretary, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 6. The Deputy Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Old Secretariat, Patna. 7. The Administrator, Bihar State Agricultural Marketing Board (Abolished) Pant Bhawan, Bailley Road, Patna. …………. Respondents. with CWJC No.14062 of 2008 1. Jai Prakash Pandit, S/o late Laxman Pandit, R/o Village- Gulab Bagh, P.O.-Sardar Tola, P.S.-Gulab Bagh, District- Purnea. 2. Ram Prasad Singh, S/o Late Baikunth Narayan Singh, R/o Village- Ibrahimpur, P.O.-Akhtiarpur, Via-Bikram, District- Patna. 3. Ram Babu Singh, S/o Late Gorakh Singh, R/o At & P.O.- Mohanpur, Via- Rajaura, P.S.-Mufassil, District- BEgusarai. 4. Adalat Prasad Singh, S/o Late Laxman Prasad, R/o At & P.O.- Athwa Manjhar, P.S.-Mufassil, Bettiah, District- West Champaran. 5. Dilip Kumar Sinha, S/o Late Tapeshwar Prasad Sinha, R/o At, P.O. & P.S.-Farbisganj, District-Araria. 6. RAdhey Shyam Singh, S/o Late Khakhan Singh, R/o At & P.O.- Bedaulia, Via-Jandaha, District- Vaishali. 7. Mahadev Singh Chandel , S/o Sukhu Ram, R/o Tufanganj, P.O.- Sohsarai, District- Nalanda. 8. Govind Sharan Sinha, S/o Sri Shankar Saran Sinha, R/o 15 Polo Squire, Danapur Cantt. Danapur, District- Patna. 9. Nazim Anwar, S/o Late Quamerudden Ahmad, R/o Shaheen House, Azimabad Colony, Mahendru, District-Patna. 10. Laxmi Das Saroj, S/o Late Mahabir Das, R/o Village- Narhan(Pakki Bagh0, P.o.-Narhan, P.S.-Bibhutipur, District- Samastipur. 11. Amarendra Kumar S/o Late Bundi Ram, R/o At & P.O- Wazirganj, District- Gaya. - 3 - 12. Ram Dayal Mahto, S/o Late Ramkishun mahto, R/o Mehndiganj, P.S.-Mehndiganj, District- Patna. 13. SAtya Narayan Prasad Sharma, S/o Late Singheshwar Singh, R/o Village- Mokama(Sakarwar Tola), P.S.-Mikama, District- Patna. 14. Vidyanand Dubey, S/o Late Uma Kant Dubey, R/o AT & P.O.- Simri Bakhtiyarpur(Purani BAzar), District Saharsa. 15. Ram Raja Prasad, S/o Late Ganesh Prasad, R/o Village Tonwan, P.O.-Amwa, Via-Ghorasahan, District-East Champaran. 16. Mithileshs Kumar, S/o Late Mathura Sharma, R/o Village- Sultanapur, P.O-Bhagwanpur, P.S.-Hulasganj, District- Jehanabad. 17. Navlakh Ram S/o Late Sukur Ram, R/o At & P.O.-Natwar Khurd, District-Rohtas. 18. Bhuvaneshwar Narayan Dutt, S/o Late Tripti Narayan Dutt, R/o Village- Rampur Udai, P.O.-Putai, District- Darbhanga. 19. Yamuna Singh, S/o Late Manger Singh, R/o Village-Bariyarpur, P.O.-Akodha, Via-Dinara, District-Rohtas. 20. Rajendra Prasad Singh, S/o Late Guru Prasad Singh, R/o Village Anaith(Ara) P.O. Nawadah, District-Bhojpur, 21. Ash Narayan Singh, S/o Sri Paras Nath Singh, R/o At & P.O.- Chanda Ke Batiya, P.S-Bihiya, District- Bhojpur. 22. Sattan Sah, S.o Late Asarfi Sah, R/o At & P.O.- Bariall P.S.- Kamtaul, District- DArbhanga. 23. Gulab Prasad Paswan S/o Late Ram Narayan Paswan, R/o At & P.O. Naugachia, Durga Mandir Road, p.S.-Naugachia, District- Bhagalpur. 24. Rameshwar mahto S/o Late Lochan Mahto, R/o Village-Milki, P.O.-Kubauli Ram, P.S.-Bangra, District- Samastipur. 25. Jai Narayan Das, S/o Late Doman Das, R/o Village- Purana Mina Bazar, P.O. and P.S.- B.Deoghar, District- Deoghar(Jharkhand). 26. Kameshwar Singh, S/o Late Yadubir Singh, R/o Village-Affour Ke Purab Tola, P.O-Affour, P.S.-Khaira District- Saran(Chapra). 27. OM Prakash Upadhayay, S/o Late Ramakant Upadhayay, R/o At & P.O.- Rampur Kala, P.S. Khaira, District-Saran. 28. Farukh Sajid, S/o Late Khadim Hussain, R/o Village- Punas, P.O.-Sontha, P.S.-Kochadaman, District- Kishanganj. 29. Ravindra Kumar, S/o Late Chandrabhan, R/o Village- Nariyalghat, P.O.-Digha, P.S.-Danapur, District- Patna. 30. Bhupendra Narayan Singh, S/o Sri Rameshwar Prasad Singh, R/o Vilalge- Maldiyar Tola, P.O. & P.S.-Mokama, District- Patna. 31. Krishna Kanhaiya Rana, S/o Late Sukdew Rana, R/o At & P.O.- Motijheel, Ayodhaya Prasad Lane, P.S.-Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur. 32. Krishnath Singh, S/o Shivdhari Singh, R/o Village-Bahuara Mani, P.O.-Ganesh Sirsiya, District- East Champaran. 33. Sudhansu kumar Sinha, S/o Late Janak Kishore Prasad Sinha, R/o Village-Rasulpur Jilani, Majholia Road, P.O. & District- Muzaffarpur. - 4 - 34. Umesh Prasad Sharma, S/o Late Ramjulum Rai, R/o At & P.O.- Kasap, P.S.-Udwantnagar, District- Bhojpur. 35. Kamlapati Tripathi, S/o Late Keshav Tiwari, R/o At & P.O.- Kasap, P.S. Udwantnagar, District-Bhojpur. 36. Kamlapati Tripathi, S/o Late Keshav Tiwari, R/o At & P.O. Banarpur, Via-Chausa, District- Buxar. 37. Fanindra Kumar, S/o Late Kashi Nath Prasad, R/o At & P.O. Chanpatia, P.S.-Chanpatia, District- West Champaran. 38. Braj Bhushan Singh, S/o Late Gaya Prasad Singh, R/o Village- Girija Nagar, Suresh Colony, P.O.-Sadar, P.S.-Sadar Hazaribagh, District- Hazaribagh(Jharkhand). 39. laxmi Narayan Raut, S/o late Sitaram Raut, R/o J.C. Colony, Maharajganj Road, P.O.-Madhubani, District-Madhubani. 40. Dinkar Jha, S/o Late Vedanand Jha, R/o At & P.O.-Bhawanipur, Via- Naugachia, P.S.-Gopalpur, District- Bhagalpur. 41. Hari Nath Jha, S/o Late Babu Sahab Jha, R/o Village-Georh, P.O-Goghardiah, District- Madhubani. 42. Akhtar Hussain, S/o Md. Tahir Hussain, R/o At & P.O.-Teghra Bazar, P.O.-Teghra, District- Begusarai. 43. Bharat Choubey, S/o Late Bikan Choubey, R/o At & P.O.-Hoor, P.S.-Gharwa, District- Gharwa. 44. Sanjiv Kumar-II, S/o Late Arjun Prasad, R/o Village-Fatahpur, P.O. & P.S. Gogri Jamalpur, District- Khagaria. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Finance Commissioner, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar Patna. 3. The Agriculture Produce Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Principal Secretary, Cabinet Coordination, Government of Bihar, Patna. 6. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board, Pant Bhawan, patna. With CWJC No.14135 of 2008 1. ANAND GOPAL, S/o Late Ram Bahadur Mishra, Permanent R/o Village- Pachamba, P.S. and District- Begusarai. 2. Nirankar Malviya, S/o Late Hargauri Tiwari, R/o Building No. 14/F-10, West Anandpuri, West Boring Canal Road, Patna-1. 3. Sudama Sharma, S/o Late Birda Sharma, permanent R/o Village-Thakuri, P.S.-Paliganj, District- Patna. 4. Ram Surat Singh, S/o Late Shankar Singh, Permanent R/o Village- Chitratarn, P.S.-Kudra, District- Rohtas(Sasaram). 5. Bijendra Prasad Singh Yadav, S/o Late M.P. Singh Yadav, R/o Village- Amari, P.S.-Dharhara, District- Munger. - 5 - 6. Tulakant Jha, S/o Late Rajeshwar jha, R/o Village- Nawkarhi, P.S.- Arerhat, District-Madhubani. 7. Karamchand SAh, S/o Late Dwadashi Sah, R/o Village- Tek Niwas, P.S.-Rivilganj, District-Saran(Chapra). 8. Kameshwar Mahto, S/o Sri Anand Lal Mahto, R/o Vilalge- Belsangidih, P.S.-Sidhiya Ghat, District- Samastipur. 9. Suresh Prasad Singh, S/o Late Uchit Narayan yadav, R/o Village- Keshuli, P.S.-Benipatti, District- Madhubani. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat Building, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner-cum- Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Old Secretariat Building, Patna. 3. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar, Old Secretariat Building, Patna. 4. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Secretariat Building, Patna. 5. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (Dissolved) Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. with CWJC No.14293 of 2008 NAWAL KISHORE PD.SINGH, S/o Prasadi Mandal, R/o Village- Mozaffara, P.O.-Bardih, P.S.-Islamapur, District- Nalanda at Biharsharif. Presently posted at Executive Engineer(Incharge) Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board, Chapra Works Division, Chapra. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Administrator, Bihar State Agricultural Marketing Board (Dissolved) Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna 4. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Finance Secretary, Government of Bihar Patna. 6. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 7. The Special Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 8. The Deputy Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. with CWJC No.16564 of 2008 CHANDRA PRAKASH NARAIN SHAHI, S/o Late Kapildeo Prasad Shahi, R/o Village Harpur, P.S.-Kathaian, District- Muzaffarpur. At Present residing at R ce Course Chakkar South, P.S.-Kazi, Mohammadpur, District- Muzaffarpur. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR - 6 - 2. The Commissioner-cum- Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Finance , Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (Dissolved) Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 6. Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna. with CWJC No.8012 of 2007 1. Bihar Krishi Bipnan Padadhikari Sangh, having its office at Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, bearing Registration No. 180/1980-81 through its General Secretary Sri Ganesh Paswan, S/o Late Bahiyalal Paswan, R/o Village and P.O: Chakmaka, P.S.-Jankinagar, District- Purnea. 2. Sri Ganesh Paswan, General Secretary , Bihar Krishi Bipnan Padadhikari Sangh, S/o Late Bahiyalal Paswan, R/o Village and P.O: Chakmaka, P.S.-Jankinagar, District- Purnea. 3. Sri Bimal Chandra Singh, Joint Secretary , Bihar Krishi Bipnan Padadhikari Sangh, S/o Late Ram Chandra Prasad Singh, R/o Vilalge- Baruasi, P.O- Kewatas, P.S.-Gaighat, District- Muzaffarpur. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. Agriculture Production Commissioner, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 5. The Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 6. Special Secretary to Government, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 7. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board, Pant Bhawan, Patna. with CWJC No.7944 of 2010 1. JIB NATH LALL DAS, S/o Late Satya Narayan Lal Das, R/o Village- Nabhat((Kamla Bari), P.O.-Lahat, P.S.-Pandaul, District- Madhubani at present posted as Treasury Clerk, Sub Treasury Office, Danapur, District- Patna. 2. Ram Naresh Prasad, S/o Late Kashi Nath, R/o Vilalge Chiraugaon, Post-Chiraigaon, P.s.-Chiraigaon, District- Varanasi, State-Uttar Pradesh at present posted as Treasury Clerk, Sub Treasury Office, Danapur, District- Patna. 3. Kumar Arbind Prasad, S/o Late Bhartu Prasad, R/o Vilalge-Mai, P.O-Murgiyachak, P.S.-Harnaut, District- Nalanda at present - 7 - posted as- Treasury Clerk, Sub-Treasury Officer, Danapur, District-Patna. 4. Ram Prasad Singh, S/o Late Ram Chandra Prasad Siongh, Resident of Vilalge- Dheng, Post-Dheng, P.s.-Majorganj, District- Sitamarhi at present posted as Treasury Clerk, Sub Treasury Office, at Rosra, District-Samastipur. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Commissioner-cum- Principal Secretary, Department of General Administration, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Commissioner-cum-Principal Secretary, Department of Finance , Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Secretary (Expenditure) Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Principal Secretary-Cum-Agriculture Production Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna. 6. The District Magistrate, Patna. 7. The District Magistrate, Samastipur. 8. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (Dissolved) Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 9. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna. with CWJC No.9817 of 2010 VINAY KUMAR JHA, S/o Late Baidyanath Jha, R/o Village- Mauahi, P.S.- Babubarhi, District- Madhubani, Posted as Panchayat Secretary, Block-Triveniganj, District- Supaul. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 3. Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 4. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance , Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 6. Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 7. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (Abolished) Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. For the Petitioners : Mr. R.B.Mahto, Sr. Advocate. : Mr. S.A.Narain, Sr. Advocate. : Mr. Y.V.Giri, Sr. Advocate. : Mr. Raju Giri, Advocate. - 8 - : Mr. S.B.K.Manglam, Advocate. : Mr. Jai Prakash Kumar, Advocate. : Mr. Mathura Nath Roy, Advocate. : Mr. Manoj Priyadarshi, Advocate. : Mr. Sanjeet Kumar, Advocate. : Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Lalit Kishor A.A.G.-III. : Mr. P.K.Verma, A.A.G.-II : Dr. Mankeshwar Tiwari, A.C to AAG-XI : Mr. Subodh Prasad Singh, G.A.-VIII For the Board : Mr. B.K.Singh Chauhan, Advocate. ------------ 12. 27-07-2010 Counsel for the State/A.A.G-III is praying for further time to ensure compliance of the Resolution of the State Government dated 17-05-2010. In spite of repeated adjournment granted in this matter and the Agriculture Production Commissioner having written letters to the other departmental secretaries to communicate the vacancy position in their department, complete instruction from other Departments has not yet been received. These writ petitions are pending consideration in this court for over two years. Meanwhile State Government has passed resolution dated 17.5.2010 approving the scheme formulated by the Committee of the Secretaries of the State Government - 9 - recommending absorption of the employees of the Bihar State Marketing Board(Dissolved) in the light of the provisions contained in Section 6 of the Bihar Agriculture Produce Market (Repealed Act), 2006. Let Agriculture Production Commissioner ensure absorption of the petitioners and all others, who are included in the Appendix-1 attached to the Resolution dated 17-05- 2010 in the replacement/revised scale of the scale in which they were earlier serving the Board before its dissolution with continuity of service w.e.f. 2.09.2008 within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Agriculture Production Commissioner. With the above observation and direction, these writ petitions are disposed of. Sujit (V.N.Sinha, J)