IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17495 of 2010 1. RAKESH KUMAR SHARMA SON OF SRI DEO NARAYAN SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DHAMAR, P.S. ARA MUFFASIL, DISTRICT BHOJPUR. 2. SANJAY KUMAR, SON OF SRI RAM PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOVINDPUR, P.S. BUXAR MUFFASIL, DISTRICT BUXAR. 3. ABHISEK KUMAR JHA, SON OF SRI TARAKANT JHA, C/O RAVI STUDIO, P.S. MURLIGANJ, DISTRICT MADHEPURA. Versus 1. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE,CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, NEW DELHI. 2. DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, NEW DELHI. 3. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, BIHAR SECTOR, PATNA. 4. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, GROUP CENTRE, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PLLICE, GROUP CENTRE, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, MOKAMA GHAT, PATNA. 6. DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, COMMUNICATION, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, KOLKATA. 7. COMMANDANT, 11 BATTALION, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, TAMAR, RANCHI. 8. COMMANDANT, 92 BATTALION, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR. 9. COMMANDANT, 5 SIGNAL BN, CHANDIGARH. For the petitioner : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate. For the Union : Mr. Abu Haidar, CGC. ----------- 02. 25.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Union of India. 2. Petitioners are serving as Constable(GD) in the different Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force(hereinafter referred to as the CRPF). They have filed this writ application praying inter alia to direct the authorities of the Group Centre to grant them seniority as also arrears of salary for the period they were not paid on account of CBI enquiry in connection with selection process on the basis of - 2 - which they were appointed. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that other similarly situate have already been allowed seniority and arrears of salary for the period of CBI enquiry and the name of similarly situate persons is contained in wireless message no.11548 dated 11.7.2010. 4. Having heard counsel for the petitioners and the Union, I direct the petitioners to represent their case before the DIG, CRPF, Group Centre, Muzaffarpur along with a copy of this order and if the case of the petitioners is similar to that of those named in wireless message no.11548 dated 11.7.2010 similar relief be allowed to the petitioners as well, as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt of this order before the DIG, CRPF, Group Centre, Muzaffarpur. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)