IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6797 of 2007 1. Satyendra Singh, S/o Parash Nath Singh, resident of Village Shivpur, P.S.Ara Town, District Bhojpur,Ara. 2. Sakal Dev Rai @ sakal Dev Singh, S/o late Sunar Rai, resident of Village Jiwraj Rai Ke Tola, P.S.Barhara, District Bhojpur,Ara. 3. Ramakant Ram, S/o Sri Surya Ram, resident of Village Karwa, P.S.Town Ara, District Bhojpur,Ara. 4. Lal Bihari Prasad, S/o Baban Prasad, resident of Village Ameya( Kauria) P.S.Bihiya,District Bhojpur,Ara. 5. Gauri Shanakar Pandey, S/o Prayag Pandey, resident of Village Sandia, P.S.Ratanpur,Disttrict Bhojpur, Ara. 6. Krishna Prasad,S/o late Shivnath Pd. resident of village Kauria, P.S.Bihiya, District Bhojpur,Ara. 7. Kashi Nath Chaudhary, S/o Lal Bihari Chaudhary, resident of village Karwa, P.S. Town Ara, District Bhojpur,Ara. 8. Nand Gopal Singh, S/o late Mahendra Singh, resident of Village Barka Dumra, P. S. Ara Town, District Bhojpur. 9. Ram Babu Thakur, S/o-Dev Bihari Thakur, resident of Village Karwa, P.S.Ara Muffasil, District Bhojpur 10. Dinesh Thakur, S/o Mohan Thakur, resident of village Chotka Kalyanpur, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur … … Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Secretary personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna 4. The District Magistrate and Collector, Bhojpur, Ara. … … Respondents ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6803 of 2007 1. Akhilesh Tiwari , S/o Ram Dheeraj Tiwary, resident of Mohalla Chandwa, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur,Ara. 2. Satya Narayan pandey, S/o late Gorakh Nath Pandey, resident of village Niranpura Kataliya, P.S.Bihia,District Bhojpur. 3. Gupteshwar Pandey, S/o late thakur Pandey, resident of village Niranpura, P.S.Bihiya, District Bhojpur. 4. Pramod Kumar Sinha, S/o Ram Chandra Prasad, resident of village Nonhigarh, P.S. Kalo,District Jehanabad. 5. Amresh Tiwary, S/o late Rama Tiwary, resident of village Chandawa,P.S. Nawada,District Bhojpur,Ara. 6. Narayn singh,S/o Ramjas Singh, resident of village Bahiro, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur,Ara. 7. Laxmi Kant Tiwary, S/o Suresh Tiwary, resident of 2 village Chandawa, P.S.Nawada, District Bhojpur,Ara. 8. Binod Kumar Rai, S/o Fagu Rai, resident of village Doman Dihri,P.S.Agayab Bazar, District Bhojpur, Ara … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Secretary Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna 4. The District Magistrate and Collector, Bhojpur, Ara. … … Respondents ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7061 of 2007 1. Sachidanand Singh S/o Paras Singh, resident of village Shivpur, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur,Ara. 2. Arun Kumar Pandey, S/o late Rajeshwar Pandey, resident of village Tri, P.S.Ara town,District hojpur, Ara 3. Vijay Kumar Singh, S/o Rama Avtar Singh, resident of village Makhdumpur, P.S. Town Ara, District Bhojpur, Ara 4. Naraya Pandit @ Narayan Praad, S/o Sachchida Nand Pandit, resident of village Bari Khagaul, P.S.Khagaul, District Patna. 5. Ranjeet Prasad, S/o Aras Prsad, resident of village Mill Road Nawada, P.S. Nawada Town, District Bhojpur,Ara … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate and Collector, Bhojpur, Ara. … … Respondents. ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7098 of 2007 1. Gopal Singh , S/o late Mahendra Singh, resident of village Barka Dumra, P.S.Muffasil Ara, District Bhojpur,Ara. 2. Mundrika Yadav, S/o Sri Rameshwar Yadav, resident of village Chandwa, P.S.Nawada Ara, District Bhojpur, Ara. 3. Ramesh Yadav, S/o late Teshs Bahadur, resident of village Bau B azar, P.S.Town Ara, District Bhojpur,Ara. 4. Nagendra Kumar Tiwary, S/o Suresh Tiwari, resident 3 of village Chandwa, P.s. Nawada, District Bhojpur, Ara. 5. Nandan Ram, S/o Sita Ram, resident of village Mathiya, P.S. Muffasil Ara, Districrt Bhojpur, Ara. 6. Satrughan Singh, S/o Shankar Dayal Singh, resident of village Sobhi Dumra, P.s.Muffasil Ara, District Bhojpur, Ara. 7. Arbind Kumar, S/o Janardan Kumar Sinha, resident of village Farhanpur, P.S. Koilwar, District Bhojpur, Ara. … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Secretary Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna 4. The District Magistrate and Collector, Bhojpur, Ara. … … Respondents ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7170 of 2007 1. Jogendra Prasad @ Yogendra Prasad, S/o Triveni Yadav, resident of Village Mahavir Tola, P.S. Nawada, District Bhojpur, Ara. 2. Permanand Singh, S/o Jagmohan Yadav, resident of Village Karisath P.s. Udvant Nagar, District Bhojpur, Ara. 3. Sushila Devi, W/o late Bharat Singh, resident of Mohalla Anand Nagar, Motijhil, P.S. Ara Muffasil, District Bhojpur,Ara. 4. Ram Ayodhya Prasad, S/o Saryug Prasad, resident of Mohalla Mission Road, ,P.S. Nawada, District Ara. 5. Krishna Singh, S/o Dev Kumar Singh, resident of Village Saiyadpur, P.S. Muffasil Ara, District Bhojpur Ara. 6. Laxmi Narayan Ram, S/o late Ram Dhari Ram, resident of village Udvantnagar, P.S.Bhojpur,Ara. … … Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Personnel and administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna. 4. The district Magistrate and Collector, Bhojpur, Ara. … … respondents For the petitioners : Mr. Uday Pratap Singh, Advocate ( in all the cases) For the State : Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar, S.C.-7 Mr. Pankaj Kumar Sinha, A.C. to AAG -13 ---------------------------------- 4 3. 15.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the state. During the pendency of these petitions, the petitioners who were serving as candidate peons have been appointed against Class IV posts in the Collectorate, Bhojpur at Ara and its attached offices and the offices of other line departments. In view of the aforesaid prayer made by the petitioners having become infructuous all the writ petitions are disposed of. Kanth ( V.N. Sinha, J.)