IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3377 of 2009 1. RABINDRA GIRI S/O SRI VYAS GIRI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DUMARIA, P.O- MEHUIRA, P.S.- BAGAHA, DISTT- WEST CHAMPARAN, BIHAR. 2. SAKALDEO MANDAL S/OF LATE TRIVENI MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DAMLALPUR. P.O+ P.S- SINDHWARA, DISTT- DARBHANGA, BIHAR, 3. REMESH PASWAN S/O SRI DUKHU PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- SADISHOPUR, P.S-BIHTA, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 4. BHAGWAN THAKUR S/O LATE BABAN THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- CHOTAKI KOTHIYA, P.O. UPADHYAYPPUR, P.S+DISTT- BUXUR, BIHAR. 5. MAHAVIR VERMA S/O. LATE INDRADEO MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- BARNI, VIA- MASAUDHI, P.S.-DHANARUA, DISTT- PATNA. BIHAR. 6. BHUSHAN PRASAD SAH S/P LATE TRIBHUVAN PRASAD SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BANAUTA MUKUND, P.O+P.S. PARSA, DISTT- SARAN, BIHAR. 7. SHAILENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE HEMANT SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KOTHIYHA, P.O. KHAGAUL, P.S.- SHAHPUR, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 8. PRAVIN KUMAR S/O LATE CHANDESHWAR GUPTA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- INDIRANAGAR, POSTAL PARK, P.O.- G.P.O, P.S. JAKKANPUR, DISTT-PATNA, BIHAR. 9. HARI SHANKAR SINGH S/O LATE HARIDWAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NONAR. P.O- CHHEBARI. P.S.- RAMGARH, DISTT- BHABHUA (KAIMUR), BIHAR. 10. CHANDESHWAR PASWAN S/O LATE TULSI PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SRIPALPUR, P.O+P.S.- PUNPUN, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 11. LALAN RAM S/O LATE SANTOSH RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- ORMANJHI BAZAR, P.O+P.S- ORMANJHI, DISTT- RANCHI. 12. KRISHNA RAM S/O LATE RAMESHWAR RAM, RESIDENT OF –PEON’S QUARTER NO. 59, R- BLOCK, P.S. SECRETARIAT, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 13. MAHENDRA YADAV S/O LATE BABULAL YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NARAYANPUR, P.O- BHAGWANPUR, P.S- GHOSHI, DISTT- JAHANABAD, BIHAR. 14. MD. QUAISHAR ALAM S/O ABDUL MAZID, RESIDENT OF LODIPUR, NEAR QUARTER NO. 95,BUDHMARG, P.S. KOTWALI, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 15. RAM KUMAR BHAGAT S/O SRI GURULAL PASWAN, RESIDENT OFR VILLAGE- BISHANPUR HAT, P.O- KHOPI, P.S- JANDAHA, DISTT- VAISHALI, BIHAR. 16. RAJENDRA ARANYAN S/O LATE LALJI ARANYAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- TARAUCHI, P.O TINERI, P.S- GURARU, DISTT- GAYA, BIHAR. 17. GUPTESHWAR PRASAD SINHA S/O LATE PANCHAM LAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- TARAUCHI, P.O- TINERI, P.S- GURARU, DISTT- GAYA, BIHAR. 2 18. VIJAY KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI INDRADEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAYA BIGHA, P.O. DORA, P.S- GHOSHI, DISTT- JAHANABAD, BIHAR. 19. RAM PRAVESH YADAV S/O LATE SAMRU YADAV, RESIDENT OF WEST JAI PRAKASH NAGAR, P.O- G.P.O, P.S. JAKKANPUR, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 20. BAIDHNATH KAMAT S/O LATE BOUKU KAMAT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LAXMIPUR TARONI, P.O- VISHWANANTHPUR TARONI, P.S. BAHERA, DISTT- BARBHANGA, BIHAR. 21. RAVINDRA KUMAR S/O LATE RAM CHARAN ROY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MANOHARPUR KASUARA, P.O. KASUARA, P.S. GAURICHAK, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 22. VIJAY PRASAD GUPTA S/O LATE SHIVNATH GUPTA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- JATDUMRI, P.S- PUNPUN, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 23. BAGESHWAR PATHAK S/O LATE DAMODAR PATHAK, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DISTOLIA, P.O- PARSONI KAPUR, P.S- KATHAIYA, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR. 24. BACHESHWAR RAM S/O SRI GANGA ROY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAYA PANAPUR ( NAVDIYARI) P.O- MANAS, P.S. DANAPUR, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 25. RAGHUNATH SINGH S/O LATE BINDESHWAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- MANJHWAY, P.S- HASUA, DISTT- NAWADA, BIHAR. 26. ASHOK KUMAR S/O LATE MOTI LAL, RESIDENT OF C/O SRI RAJENDRA RAJAK, EAST BHIKHACHAK, ANISABAD, P.S- GARDANIBAGH, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 27. BASANT SINGH S/O LATE KEDAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHERPUR, P.O- MALPUR, P.S- MARANCHI, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 28. RAMBALI PRASAD S/O LATE RAM PRAYAG PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE YADAV CHAK, P.O- KURTHWAL, P.S. PARSA, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 29. MADAN RAM S/O LATE BISHUN DAYAL RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RASULPUR, P.O- RASULPUR (KAILGARH) P.S. BARHARIA, DISTT- SIWAN, BIHAR. 30. HARI RAM S/O LATE GOPAL RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ISMAILPUR, P.O- MAKHDUMPUR, P.S. MAKHDUMPUR, DISTT- JAHANABAD, BIHAR. 31. DEVENDRA PANDIT S/O LATE NARAYAN PANDIT, RESIDENT OF CHITKOHRA, SHIVPURI, BEUR ROAD, P.O- ANISABAD, P.S- GARDANIBAGH, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 32. RAJENDRA MANJHI S/O SRI GATIM MANJHI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE –SOAIA, P.O. TELHA BAZAR, DISTT- SARAN(CHAPRA), BIHAR. 33. GORAKH RAM S/O SRI NIHORA RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HARDIYA, P.O- JAIPUR, P.S. MEHDIYA, DISTT- ARWAL, BIHAR. 34. ZAMIL AHMAD S/O ABDUL MANAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ISANAGAR NAGAR, PHULWARISHARIF, P.S. PHULWARISHARIF, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 35. SURENDRA PRASAD S/O LATE JANGALI RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DHANDHANA CHAK, P.O- NISARPURA, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 3 36. SURENDRA PRASAD NO-1 S/O LATE MUSAFIR PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SUKIYAVA MUSHAHARI, P.O- NARMA, P.S0 HULASGANJ(GHOSI), DISTT- JAHANABAD, BIHAR. 37. RAMESH KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE JAGARNATH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- BHAGWANPUR, VIA- KUDHANI, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR, BIHAR. 38. UMESH KUMAR S/O LATE RAGHUNATH PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAINI, P.S. SARAN, DISTT- SARAN(CHAPRA), BIHAR. 39. BIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA S/O LATE HARINANDAN PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TEGHARA, P.S. TEGHARA, DISTT- BEGUSARAI, BIHAR. 40. RAMKRISHAN PASWAN S/O LATE SAKALDEEP RAM RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- KHARIKA, P.S.- SONPUR, DISTT- SARAN(CHAPRA), BIHAR. 41. RAMBOUSHILA RAO S/O SRI RAMAKANT RAO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PIPRA BHUAL, VIA- PATHARDEVA BAZAR, P.O- BISHANPURA BAZAR, P.S, BAGHOUCHGHAT, DISTT- DEVARIA, U.P. 42. GOPAL PRASAD S/O LATE BHODI RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O-PAHALEJA BARKA NAYA TOLA, P.S.- SONPUR, DISTT- SARAN(CHAPRA), BIHAR. 43. JAINATH YADAV S/O LATE ETWAR YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BHADWAR KICHACHA BHAGAR TOLA, P.O. BHADWAR, P.S. KOELABAR CHANDI, DISTT- BHOJPUR(ARAH), BIHAR. 44. DILIP KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI KAILASH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HAIBATPUR, P.O- RAMPUR CHAURAM, DISTT- ARWAL, BIHAR. 45. HIRA DAS S/O LATE RUPLAL DAS, RESIDENT OF YARPUR, ROAD NO- 1, P.S. GARDANIBAGH, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 46. RAMESH RAUT S/O LATE RAGHUNATH BAHADUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- PANDOL BAHUARI TOLA, P.S- SAKARI, DISTT- MADHUIBANI, BIHAR. 47. RAVINDRA PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE CHANDRASHEKHAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NONAURA, P.O-DUMRA, P.S- BELSAND, DISTT- SITAMARHI, BIHAR. 48. SHRAVAN PASWAN S/O SRI ANIL RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- RAMPUR DUMRA TOLA, P.S- HATHIDAH, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 49. KRISHNA PRASAD S/O LATE DAMODAR RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- BIND, P.S.BIND, DISTT- NALANDA, BIHAR. 50. SHIVJI SAHANI S/O SRI GUJE SAHANI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHAHPUR, P.S- PANDAUL, DISTT- MADHUBANI, BIHAR. 51. JAYRAM PRASAD NO-2 S/O RAJARAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NAURATANPUR, P.S- KANKARBAGH, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 52. RAM BUJHAWAN MAHTO S/O LATE SHIVRAT MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- MANOPUR, P.S- BHAWANPUR, DISTT- BEGUSARAI, BIHAR. 53. SURESH PRASAD S/O CHATHU YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RANIPUR KHIRKI, KALIASTHAN, JHAUGANJ, P.O- MEHDIGANJ, PATNA CITY, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 4 54. SIDHESHWAR PASWAN S/O SRI SAGUNI PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- LATHAR, P.O- SAIDABAD, BIKRAM, P.S- RANITALAB, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 55. KAMAL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA S/O LATE BHOLA NATH LAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NEAR BHOLA NIWAS, YADUBANSHI NAGAR, P.O+P.S- DIGHA,DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. 56. ANIL KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE RANJIT SINGH, RESIDENT OF L.T.C. GHAT, NEAR GANGOTRI APARTMENT, MAINPURA, P.O- SADAKAT ASHRAM. P.S. PATLIPUTRA, DISTT- PATNA, BIHAR. ………….PETITIONERS Versus 1. UNION OF INDIA , THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, P.G AND PENSIONS, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNER AND TRAINING, 3ND FLOOR, LOK NAYAK BHAWAN, KHAN MARKET, NEW DELHI. 2. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, P.G AND PENSIONS, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNER AND TRAINING, 3ND FLOOR, LOK NAYAK BHAWAN, KHAN MARKET, NEW DELHI. 3. STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME(SPECIAL) DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 5. DEPUTY SECRETARY, HOME(SPECIAL) DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 6. STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, RANCHI, JHARKHAND. 7. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS AND RAJBHASHA, STATE OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI, JHARKHAND. …………RESPONDENTS ----------- 3. 29.11.2010 The 56 petitioners, who were class-IV employees under the State of Bihar, were transferred to Jharkhand State. The grievance is that they had not opted for their allocation to the Jharkhand State, in spite of that their services have been transferred. Learned counsel for the petitioner informs this court that, upon the representations, services of some of the petitioners have been transferred back to the State of Bihar in their home cadre. In the circumstances, this court 5 gives liberty to the remaining petitioners to file representation before respondent no. 4 the Principal Secretary, Home Department Government of Bihar, Patna within one month from today for their transfer in the State of Bihar. If the petitioners file such a representation, the same shall be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed in accordance with law and in the light of the Central Government direction dated 2nd of November 2007, and 30th May 2008, if necessary, within one month thereafter. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Devendra/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)