IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1471 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar, through Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Secondary, Primary and Adult Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Darbhanga 4. District Magistrate, Begusarai 5. District Education Officer, Begusarai 6. Treasury Officer, Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Md. Sham Shad S/O Hafijuddin R/O Vill.- Lakhminia, P.S.- Balia, Distt.- Begusarai at present terminated posted as orderly/peon, H.K.C. Uchhya Vidyalaya, Phulwaria (Barauni), Distt.- Begusarai ……….Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1248 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus RAJDEO PRASAD SINGH, S/O Ramkrishna Singh, R/O Village and P.O. Mahendrapur, District Begusarai, at present terminated clerk at Project Girls High School, Balia, District Begusarai …………Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1486 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar, through Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Patna, Bihar 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Bihar, Patna 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai 5. Head Master, Rajkiya Krit High School, AT+PO- Parihra, Distt- Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Saudagar Mahto S/O Yogendra Mahto AT+ PO- Parihra, Distt- Begusarai, at present terminated peon of Rajkiyakrit High School AT+ P.O. - Parihra, Distt- Begusarai …………Petitioner/Respondent With 2 LPA No.1493 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Deptt. of Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Patna, Bihar 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Parwati Devi W/O Yugal Kishore Singh Vill.+P.O.- Pokharia, Distt.- Begusarai, at present terminated peon of R.B.S. Collegiate School, AT.+P.O.- Begusarai …………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1495 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Govt. Of Bihar, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Director of Secondary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Budh Marge, Patna 4. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger Division, Munger 5. District Education Officer, Begusarai 6. The Head Master, High School Bari Balia, Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Sudhir Singh S/O Sri Ram Sewak Singh R/O AT- Mohanpur, P.O.- Mohanpur, Distt.- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1515 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner and Secretary District Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Raj Nandan Singh s/o Chano Singh Vill.- Mohammadpur, P.O.- Mahendrapur, Distt.- Begusarai at present terminated peon of Project Girls High School, Parora, Distt.- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.134 of 2010 1. The State of Bihar 3 2. Commissioner and Secretary, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 3. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai 5. Head Master, High School, Gozhpura, (Garhpura), Distt- Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Raj Kumar @ Raj Kumar Rai S/O Sri Hardeo Prasad Singh R/O Vill.+P.S- Naw Kothi, Distt- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1308 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner-cum-Secretary Deptt. Of Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 3. Regional Deputy Director, Munger 4. District Education Officer Begusarai 5. Head Master, Project Girls High School Sanaha Parora, Distt. Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Rajaram Sah S/O Jagdish Sah, Vill and P.O. - Bishunpur, Distt. Begusarai at present terminated peon, Project Girls High School, Sanaha Parora, Distt. Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1338 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Secretary- cum - Commissioner, Department Of Secondary Education Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Secondary Education Bihar, Patna 3. Regional Deputy Director of Bihar, Patna 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai 5. Head Master, Mahatma Gandhi High School AT+PO- Bihar, Distt- Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Devendra Yadav S/O- Late Tethu Yadav Vill and P.O- Ramdiri, Distt- Begusarai, at present terminated peon ordarly of Mahatma Gandhi Rajkiyakrit High School Bihat P.O in the District Of Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1437 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar 4 2. The Director, Secondary Education Budh Marg, Patna, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga 4. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger 5. District Education Officer, Begusarai 6. That District Magistrate, Begusarai 7. The Dy. Director Of Secondary Education, Budh Marg, Patna ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Jai Shankar Kumar S/O Sri Ram Sagar Hazari R/O AT/P.O.- Jerari, P.S.- Balia, Distt.- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1455 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Secondary, Primary and Adult Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director , Secondary Education, Patna, Bihar 3. The District Magistrate, Begusarai 4. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Darbhanga 5. The District Education Officer, Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Amrendra Paswan S/O Manik Paswan R/O VILL/P.O. Ulao, Distt- Begusarai, at present peon in Rajkiya Krit Savitri High School, Ulao, Distt- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent with LPA No.1460 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner-and-Secretary Deptt. of Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director Secondary Education, Patna, Bihar 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Darbhanga 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai 5. The Head Master, High School, Ulao, At+P.O.+Distt. Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Purshotam Singh S/O Late Jagdish Singh VILL+P.O. Shimaha, Distt. Begusarai, at present peon, Rajkiya Krit Savitri Uchch Vidyalaya, Ulaon, P.O. Ulaon, Distt. Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent with LPA No.1463 of 2009 5 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Budha Marg Patna 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga 4. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger 5. The District Education Officer, Begusarai 6. The District Magistrate, Begusarai 7. The Deputy Director of Secondary Education, Budha Marg, Patna ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Mahesh Mahto S/O Sri Bindeshwar Mahto R/O VILL.- Ahiyapur, P.S.- Mansoorchak, Distt.- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent with LPA No.1456 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner, Secondary Education Bihar, Patna 2. The Director , Secondary Education Patna, Bihar 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger 4. District Education Officer, Begusarai 5. Head Mistress, Project Girls High School, Balia, Distt- Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Deepak Kumar S/O Late Kunti Devi and Late Narain Prasad Singh AT+P.O. Lakhminia, P.S.Balia, Distt- Begusarai at present terminated peon of Project Girls High School , Balia , Distt- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1354 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar through Commissioner and Secretary, Deptt. of Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Munger 4. The District Education Officer, Begusarai 5. Head Master Rajkiya High School, AT & P.O.- Ramdiri, Distt.- Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Upendra Mahto S/O Yamuna Mahto Vill.- Dalauna, P.S.- Prabhari Distt.- Begusarai at present terminated peon of Rajkiya Krit High School, Ramdiri, Distt.- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent With LPA No.1360 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar 6 2. The Director Secondary Education, Patna, Bihar 3. District Education Officer Begusarai 4. The District Magistrate Begusarai ……….Respondents/Appellants Versus 1. Deo Kant Roy S/O Late Jadhan Rai @ Jachan Rai Ex. Peon, J.S.High School, Sahebpur Kamal, Begusarai, R/O Vill.- Rajora, P.S.- Mufassil, Distt.- Begusarai ………..Petitioner/Respondent ----------- 06. 21.04.2011 Interlocutory Application No. 7451 of 2009 The delay of 254 days in filing of this appeal is condoned and the limitation petition is allowed. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the batch of the cases wherein the respondents services have been terminated on the ground of their irregular appointment which were made in the year 1989. The learned Single Judge, having heard both the sides, observed that the appointments have been made in the years 1989 and they have been confirmed in the services, increments have been granted and the learned Single Judge has relied upon the judgment in Letters Patent Appeal No. 779 of 2007 which has been decided in favour of the appellants therein which reached the finality, against which, the S.L.P. No. 10242 of 2008 have been preferred and the S.L.P. has also been dismissed by the Supreme Court affirming the order passed by the L.P.A. Bench. The present LPAs are filed aggrieved by the order 7 of the learned Single Judge directing the reinstatement in service and also the consequential order to be passed by the appellants herein and also allowing all the benefits to the petitioners/respondents in the writ petition within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of the order. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants has contended that the appointments of the respondents have become irregular and an action has been taken after a period of 11 years stating that all the appointments have been made irregular. The counsel appearing for the unofficial respondents has contended that there is no material available with the appellants that the said appointments are irregular in nature and they have been confirmed and increments have been granted to them and such an issue has come before us in LPA No. 779/2007. The High Court has set aside the order of the learned Single Judge dismissing the writ petition. The said Letters Patent Appeal subjected to S.L.P. No. 10242 of 2008 which was also dismissed. Even before this court also there was no material placed by the appellants that these appointments were irregular and in absence of such material, we are of the opinion that the appellants could not substantiate their contention that all the appointments of the writ petitioners are irregular in nature after a period of 11 years. We do not 8 find any reason to interfere with the order of learned Single Judge. Accordingly, this Letters Patent Appeal is hereby dismissed. Rajeev/Praveen ( T. Meena Kumari, J.) ( Akhilesh Chandra, J.)