IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10755 of 1996 1. MALLIK SAHU, S/o Sri Tanuklal Sahu, Village- Bela, P.O. Laukaha, P.S. & District- Supaul. 2. Naresh Prasad Gupta, S/o Sri Sitaram Gupta, village+P.O.+P.S. Pipra Bazar, District- Supaul. 3. Shatrughan Mandal, S/o Sri Khushi Lal Mandal, village- Laxmipur, P.S. Pipra Bazar, District- Supaul. 4. Vijay Kant Jha, S/o Late Gangadhar Jha, village+P.O. Babhangama, P.S.- Tribeniganj, District- Supaul. 5. Pradeep Kumar, S/o Sri Sarv Narain Lal Das, village- Chelone, P.O.+P.S. Raghopur, District- Supaul. 6. Jai Shankar Mishra, S/o Devkant Mishra, Village-Motipur, P.O.+P.S. Basantpur, District- Supaul. 7. Bishnudeo Prasad Yadav, S/o Sri Jibachh Prasad Yadav, village- Panchbhinda, P.O.+P.S. Marauna, District- Supaul. 8. Nilima Kumari W/o Sri Anjani Kumar, Village+P.O. Pratapganj, P.S. Raghopur, District- Supaul. 9. Jeetendra Jha, S/o Sri Anant Jha, village+P.O. Koriyapatti, District- Supaul. 10.Ramesh Chandra Jha, S/o Sri Prabash Narain Jha, village+P.O. Hulash, District- Supaul. 11.Nilam Kumari, W/o Sri Baldeo Choudhary, village- Balgoda, P.S. Tribeniganj, District- Supaul. 12.Nathuni Sardar S/o Sri Ganga Sardar, village- Beltharwa, P.O.+P.S. Tribeniganj, District- Supaul. 13.Md. Zaffar Islam S/o Late Gani Ahmad, Ward No. I, P.O.+P.S.+District Supaul. 14.Sandhya Kumari, D/o Sri K.N. Das, village+P.O. Pratapganj, Dist- Supaul. 15.Ashok Kumar Singh S/o Sri Birendra Kumar Singh, village- Rahuamani, P.O.- Bariyahi Bazar, P.S. & District- Saharsa. ------------- Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Secretary, Deptt. Of Secondary, Primary and Mass Education, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Mass Education, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Mass Education Officer, Saharsa and Supaul. ------------- Respondents. ----------- 7 11.11.2008 Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner. However, the State counsel is present. This writ application has been filed for absorption of the petitioners who were working in Non Formal Education Department on a stipend. A division bench of this Court has 2 already considered this question in the case of Bishun Deo Choudhary and Ors. Vs. State of Bihar reported in 1995(1) PLJR 123. In view of the aforesaid facts this writ application has become infructuous. It is dismissed as such. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)