IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1639 of 2009 1. Iswari Prasad Yadav, Son of late Yadu Yadav Resident of Village-Gurpa, P.S. Fatehpur, District-Gaya. 2. Mahavir Das Son of late Hemraj Das resident of Village- Morbey, P.S. Fatehpur, District-Gaya. 3. Rajendra Prasad Yadav, Son of late Rameshwar Yadav Resident of Village- Morbey, P.S. Fatehpur, District-Gaya. 4. Ruplal Prasad Yadav, Son of late Sri Ram Yadav Resident of Village-Dhubba, P.S. Fatehpur, District-Gaya. …….Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Forest & Environment Department, Govt of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Department of Forest Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Conservator of Forest, Department of Forest, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 6. The Divisional Forest Officer, Department of Forest, Gaya. ……..Respondents. ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. P. N. Pathak, Adv. For the State : Mr. Mahesh Pd. S.C.-8 ---------- 02. 03.02.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that due to ignorance and illiteracy the petitioners could not file claim for regularization in the year 2005 and now the departmental authorities are not considering their claims for regularization in terms of Resolution of the State Government, Department of Personnel and Administrative - 2 - Reforms dated 10.05.2005 (Annexure-2). The representation of all the four petitioners appears to be before the Secretary of the Personnel Department and not before the authorities of Forest Department under which they claim to be employed on daily wages since 1983. The law relating to regularization has been now well explained in the Supreme Court Judgment in the case of Uma Devi. However this Court would not like to go into the facts of the case as they have first to be considered by the departmental authorities. Hence the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners namely Iswari Prasad Yadav, Mahavir Das, Rajendra Prasad Yadav & Ruplal Prasad Yadav that if so advised they may file their claim for regularization before the Secretary, Forest and Environmental Department, Govt. of Bihar, respondent no. 3 through their office head. If such representations are filed, they should be disposed of by the concerned authority in accordance with law at an early date preferably within four months. Vikash/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)