IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18609 of 2009 1. NAGENDRA PD. SINGH S/O SRI KAPILDEO PD. SINGH R/O VILL- KUNDWAPAR, P.S. EKANGARSARAI, DISTT. NALANDA 2. VIJAY NARAYAN S/O SRI SADHU SHARAN SINGH R/O VILL- KUNDWAPAR, P.S. EKANGARSARAI, DISTT. NALANDA 3. RAM CHARITRA PRASAD S/O SRI SHIV CHARAN MAHTO R/O VILL- MILKY, P.S. KHIJARSARAI, DISTT. GAYA 4. VIJAY SHANKAR PRASAD S/O SRI BISHUN KUMAR PRASAD R/O VILL- DHOBIA KALAPUR, P.S. NAUBATPUR, DISTT. PATNA 5. BRAJ GOPAL SINHA S/O LATE KAMLESHWARI PRASAD MANDAL R/O VILL- KIRANPUR, P.S. SURAJGARHA, DISTT. LAKHISARAI (MUNGER) 6. SATENDRA KUMAR S/O LATE GRU DAYA MOCHI R/O VILL- JARKHA, P.S. PALIGANJ (SIGORI), DISTT. PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER DEPTT. OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER DEPTT. OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI 4. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER CUM SPECIAL SECRETARY DEPTT. OF HEALTH, SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, DEPTT. OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 5. DIRECTOR IN CHIEF HEALTH SERVICES, SECRETARY CUM COMMISSIONER, DEPTT. OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 6. THE STATE LEPROSY ERADICATION OFFICER SWATH BHAWAN, MOH- SULTANGANJ, P.S. SULTANGANJ, DISTT. PATNA 7. CIVIL SURGEON CUM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER ARA 8. CIVIL SURGEON CUM CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER RANCHI ----------- 02/ 03.05.2010 Heard counsels for the petitioners, the State and the State of Jharkhand. Petitioners’ case is that they had applied for their appointment in pursuance to the advertisement published by the State Leprosy Eradication Officer, Govt. of Bihar, Patna on 23.01.1987, for the post of Non-Medical Assistants and were appointed by issuing appointment letters on different dates in the year, 1987. Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna subsequently came to know about illegalities - 2 - committed in issuance of appointment letters and issued letter dated 15.6.1987 terminating all appointments on the ground that the same were illegally made. The petitioners and other were appointees of Dr. Rajendra Prasad. They represented against the termination order before the higher authorities and subsequently. 468 persons appointed by Dr. Rajendra Prasad were allowed to be reinstated in the year, 1992 but again terminated in the year 1999. Prayer of the petitioners in this writ application is for quashing of the order dated 8.3.1999 contained in Memo No. 11/L.4.-06/90-84(11) issued by the Additional Commissioner cum Special Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, whereby the petitioners have been terminated from Class III post under National Leprosy Eradication Programme. The termination order of 1999 has been challenged by the petitioners, for the first time by filing this writ application. They never challenged this order before any forum. I find that all appointments made by Dr. Rajendra Prasad have been cancelled and subsequently affirmed by the Supreme Court. There is no merit in this application, - 3 - otherwise also it is time barred. This application is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)