IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1600 of 2002 Pramod Kumar Thakur, son of Sri Ram Sewak Thakur, resident of Mohalla- Laxmipur, Ward No.8, P.S. Madhepura, District- Madhepura ………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Director, Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna 3.The Regional Deputy Director, Health Services, Kosi Division, Saharsa 4.The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Madhepura 5.The District Magistrate, Madhepura 6.The Deputy Development Commissioner, Madhepura ……. Respondents With CWJC No.1306 of 2002 Nagendra Soren, son of Thakur Soren, Resident of village- Jorgama, P.S. Murliganj, District- Madhepura ……… Petitioner Versus 1.The State of Bihar 2.The Director, Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna 3.The Regional Deputy Director, Health Services, Kosi Division, Saharsa 4.The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Madhepura 5.The District Magistrate, Madhepura 6.The Deputy Development Commissioner, Madhepura ……. Respondents ----------- 3. 11/01/2010 The two petitioners have filed these writ applications for a direction to the respondents to appoint them on the vacant posts of Jeep Driver on regular basis in the office of Respondent Civil Surgeon on the basis of select list annexed as Annexure-10. When these cases were taken up on 18.2.2002, learned counsel for the State was directed to file counter affidavit and - 2 - petitioners, in the meanwhile, were permitted to appear at the test for the posts of Jeep Driver in the office of the Civil Surgeon. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that till now the driving test has not been held by the respondents and the posts of driver under the administrative control of Civil Surgeon are still vacant. This fact is not disputed by learned counsel for the State. In the circumstances, both the writ applications are disposed of with a direction to the respondents to hold driving test for these petitioners and other applicants and fill up the vacant sanctioned posts of driver available under the administrative control of the Civil Surgeon, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Even if the selection process is not completed within three months, the respondents are restrained from taking work of driver on the basis of ad hoc arrangement from any other incumbent after expiry of said three months. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)