IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8419 of 2003 RAJESH KUMAR VERMA S/O late Krishna Nandan Prasad Verma, resident of Village and P.O. Gopalpur Neura P.S. Saraiya, District Muzaffarpur. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Commissioner Cum-Secretary, Water Resources Department, Sichai Bhawan, Patna. 2.The Joint Secretary, (Incharge Budget) Water Resources Department, Bihar, Sichai Bhawan, Patna. 3.The Director, Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation Cum-Dy. Secretary to Govt. Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Sichai Bhawan, Patna. 4.The Special Land Acquisition Officer, Cum Rehabilitation Officer, Mediuum Irrigation Project, Bhagalpur, Distt. Bhagalpur. 5.The Collector/District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. ----------- 3 11/1/2010 Heard Mr. B.P.Pandey, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The issue raised in this writ application relating to termination of service of the petitioner by the Director, Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation, Water Resources Department stands settled by this Court in the case of ‘State of Bihar Vs. Sheo Shankar Prasad & Ors’ reported in 2008 (3) PLJR 363 and its affirmance also by the Apex Court. That being so, this writ application also must meet the same fate and is accordingly dismissed. However, it goes without saying that once for the post on which the petitioner was working and got removed 2 from service, if any advertisement is made for appointment on the said post the petitioner will also be given chance to be considered against such post with other eligible candidates and if by that period the petitioner would exceed the maximum age limit, he would also be entitled for condonation of age limit to the extent he had worked against the said post. Subject to the aforesaid limited observation, this writ application is dismissed. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)