IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.946 of 2010 1. Mithilesh Mishra @Mithlesh Mishra S/O Shri Lakhan Mishra R/O Vill Darkha, P.O. Aliganj, P.S.Sikandara, Distt-Jamui Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Secretary To The Government , Department Of Personnel And Administrative Reforms Government Of Bihar, Patna 2. The Secretary And Commissioner, Department Of Finance Government Of Bihar, Patna 3. The Secretary And Commissioner, Deprtment Of Revenue And Land Reforms Government Of Bihar, Patna 4. The Secretary, Board Of Revenue Bihar,Patna 5. The Commissioner Munger Division ,Munger 6. The District Magistrate ,Jamui Cum Chairman, District Selection Committee Jamui 7. The Sub Divisional Officer Jamui 8. The Block Development Officer Lakshmipur, Jamui 9. The Circle Officer Lakshmipur Circle ,Jamui ----------- 3. 29.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Despite passage of nearly one and half years no counter affidavit has been filed notwithstanding the specific direction to that effect also made on 16.7.2010. The grievance in the writ petition is to restrain the respondents from making any appointment on Class-IV posts in the Collectorate at Jamui from a panel prepared in the year 2001. It needs no emphasis that normally speaking a panel has a life of one year only. Any extension of the same beyond that period violates Article 14 of the Constitution of India in so far as it shuts out a whole new work force that may become 2 eligible in the meantime from consideration. The respondents are restrained from making any appointments from the panel of 2001. If they wish to make fresh appointment in the Jamui Collectorate, let them publish a fresh advertisement and then proceed to make appointments after preparation of a fresh panel based on competitive merit selection. The writ application is allowed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)