IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.10974 OF 2004 DEO CHANDRA PD.SINGH, SON OF LATE RAM CHALITRA SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PACHAMBA, POST OFFICE SURHID NAGAR, POLICE STATION MUFASSIL, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI …………………………….PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, SECONDARY EDUCATION, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, BEGUSARAI 4. SMT. SURSI KUMARI, ASSISTANT TEACHER, AYODHYA HIGH SCHOOL (GYAN BHARTI), BEGUSARAI …………………………………………………………………………….RESPONDENTS ********* FOR THE PETITIONER :- MR. MD. FAHIMUDDIN, ADVOCATE FOR THE S T A T E :- MR. M. K. PATHAK, AC TO G.A. 9 FOR RESP. NO. 4 :- MR. S. N. CHOUDHARY, ADVOCATE MR. LOV KUSH KUMAR, ADVOCATE ************ 3 10/12/2010 The petitioner has challenged Annexure-1 by which respondent no. 4 has been held to be senior to the petitioner. The petitioner was appointed in Ayodhya High School (Gyan Bharti), Begusarai on 02.01.1972 as Assistant Teacher and had been discharging his duties since then. The school where the petitioner was working was partially recognized on 23.03.1976 and fully recognized on 06.12.1976. The respondent no. 4 was appointed in the year 1975 by the State Government and was subsequently transferred to Ayodhya High School (Gyan Bharti), Begusarai on 06.01.1996. 2 The submission made on behalf of the petitioner is that since the petitioner was appointed earlier in time and has been working since 1972, the period of service prior to the recognition of the school should be considered for the purpose of counting the seniority. I may refer to letter no. 658 dated 12.08.1983. Clause 1 of the said letter specifically provides that service of the teaching/non-teaching staffs would be considered from the date on which the school was granted provisional or complete recognition. In view of this circular of the State Government, it is apparent that the petitioner would be reckoned as junior to respondent no. 4. I, therefore, find no merit in this writ application. This writ application is accordingly dismissed. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )