IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3886 of 2010 1. RAJESHWAR PRASAD, SON OF SRI AGNU PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHAHPUR, P.O. & P.S. DANAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 2. UMA SHANKAR SINGH, SON OF LATE JAGMOHAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE OLAPUR, P.O. & P.S. PIRPAITI, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. 3. BIGYAN PRASAD BARI, SON OF LATE RAMLAL BARI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. KATKI, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. 4. DEO NANDAN RAI, SON OF LATE SUKHDEO RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHAHPUR MATHIYAPUR, P.O. & P.S. DANAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 5. SUDERSHAN RAI, SON OF LATE JANAK RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAMORAKPUR FARM, P.O. & P.S. DANAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 6. CHANDRAMA PANDIT, SON OF LATE LAXMI NARAYAN PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. PANDERA RAMPUR, DISTRICT ARA. 7. NAWAL KISHORE GAUTAM, SON OF SRI RANJAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NEWARI VIA SAKURABAD, P.S. MAKHDUMPUR, DISTRICT JEHANABAD. 8. RAM NANDAN YADAV, SON OF LATE SUKHDEO RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHAHPUR CHAURA MAHIYAPUR, P.O. SHAHPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 9. KALTU MAHATO, SON OF LATE RAMGULAM MAHATO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 10. DAROGA RAI, SON OF LATE LAKHAN RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAMARAKPUR FARM, P.O. DANAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 11. RAM AVTAR PRASAD YADAV, SON OF LATE DEO NANDAN YADAV, RESIDENT OF GHURGHUL TOLA, P.O. NEORA, DISTRICT PATNA. 12. MASUDAN CAHAUDHRY, SON OF LATE RAMDAS CHAUDHRY, RESIDENT OFVILLAGE DIGHA, P.O. DIGHA, DISTRICT PATNA. 13. YADUNANDAN PRASAD, SON OF LATE SUKHDEO RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHAHPUR MATHIYAPUR, P.O. & P.S. DANAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 14. AMAR MOHAN SINHA, SON OF SURESH PRASAD SINHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MURGIA CHAK, P.O. & DISTRICT MUNGER. 15. SURESH YADAV, SON OF DHARAMNATH YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KHEJPURA, P.O. VETERINARY COLLEGE, DISTRICT PATNA. 16. DASHRATH PRASAD, SON OF LATE YANTU SINGH, VILLAGE & P.O. SOREJPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 17. VAKIL SINGH, SON OF LATE RAMSUNDER SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. KORI, DISTRICT BHOJPUR. 18. BAJRANGI SAO, SON OF LATE VISHNU SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RATAN BHATA CHAK, P.O. BUDHACHAK, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. 19. NANHAK SINGH, SON OF KAILASH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAKHUANE, P.O. TULMA CHAK, DISTRICT BHOJPUR. 20. LAKSHMAN SHARMA, SON OF BALDEO SHARMA, RESIDENT OF BARI SOI, P.O. RAJORA, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI. 21. SHIV KUMAR GIRI, SON OF VISHNU GIRI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PHUTA, P.O. KHUTTA, DISTRICT BHOJPUR. 22. RAJENDRA MAHATO, SON OF JITAN MAHATO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMJICHAK, P.O. BATA, DISTRICT PATNA. 23. SUDAMA RAI, LATE CHARAN RAI, RESIDENT SHAHPUR, SHIWAPUR, P.O. SHAHPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 24. JAGDISH PANDIT, SON OF RAMESHWAR PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. LAKHISARAI, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI. 2 25. HARIHAR RAM, SON OF LATE JHINGAR SAHANI, RESIDENT OF BARKAGAON MATHIYA, P.O. JAIPUR KOLWARA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 26. RAM PRIT SAHANI, SON OF LATE JHINGAR SAHANI, RESIDENT OF BARKAGAON MATHIYA, P.O. JAIPUR KOLWARA, DISTRICT KOLWARA, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. 27. GOPAL PRASAD GUPTA, SON OF SURENDRA PRASAD GUPTA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHOTI BADALPURA, P.O. & P.S. KHAGAUL, DISTRICT PATNA. 28. MURARI SHARMA, SON OF CHANDRIKA SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. PARSAWA, P.S. BARH, DISTRICT PATNA. 29. RAMANUJ PANDIT SUDHANSU, SON OF LATE MAHABIR PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BAMANA, DISTRICT JEHANABAD. 30. RAJENDRA SINGH, SON OF DEVKI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ASHOPUR, P.O. KHAGAUL, DISTRICT PATNA. 31. RAJENDRA PRASAD UPADHAYA, SON OF SRI KRISHNA PRASAD UPADHAYA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DIGHA, MAHARLAKHA, P.O. DIGHA, DISTRICT PATNA. 32. JALESHWAR MISTRY, SON OF SRI RAM DAHIN MISTRY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. RODRA, DISTRICT PATNA. 33. HARICHARAN SAH, SON OF RAGHUBANSH SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SINGHI, P.O. PAKHNA (SHIYAPUR), DISTRICT WEST CHAMPARAN. 34. MANKI RAM, SON OF LATE JAI GOVIND RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. SORANGAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 35. PRABHU RAI, SON OF LATE PHAGU RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. PALANI NATHOPUR, NARAYAN CHAK, DISTRICT PATNA. 36. NAGINA SINGH, SON OF HARIBANSH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. KATHEJ SHGAMCHAND, DISTRICT ROHTAS. 37. CHANDRADIP RAI, SON OF LATE RAKTU RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SABBAJPURA, P.O. KHAGAUL, DISTRICT PATNA. 38. JITAN RAI, SON OF NATHUNI RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIKANDRAPUR, P.O. CHANDMARI, DISTRICT PATNA. 39. SANT KUMAR, SON OF LATE TAPESHWAR PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DAUDPUR, P.O. SHAHPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 40. KAMLA SINGH, SON OF RAM PUKAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JANPURA, P.O. BARH, P.S. BIKRAM, DISTRICT PATNA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SRI AJAY NAYAK, THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. SRI DEVI RAJAK, THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. SRI RAM BILAS CHAUDHARY, THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA ZONE, ANISHABAD, PATNA. 5. SRI SARJU BAITHA, THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, SAMASTIPUR, ZONE SAMASTIPUR. 6. SRI RAJESH KUMAR, THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PURNEA, ZONE PURNEA. 7. SRI RAM BILAS CHAUDHRY, THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA, ZONE PATNA. 3 8. SRI CHANDRA SHEKHAR PASWAN, THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, BIRPUR, ZONE BIRPUR, SUPAUL. 9. SRI KISHORE KUMAR, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GANGA-SONE FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, DIGHA, PATNA. 10. SRI SRI BIRENDRA SINGH, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, DALSINGH SARAI. 11. SRI UPENDRA, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MAHANANDA FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, KATIHAR. 12. SRI RAM DAYAL SINGH, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SONE FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, BIHTA, PATNA. 13. SRI SAHJANAND PRASAD SINGH, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SHIRSH KARYA, DIVISION, KOSHI PROJECT, BIRPUR, SUPAUL. 14. SRI BIPIN PRASAD, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WESTERN EMBANKMENT DIVISION, KUNAULI BASE, KOSHI PROJECT, BIRPUR, SUPAUL. 15. SRI AMRENDRA MOHAN MAJUMDAR, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH DIVISION, BIRPUR, SUPAUL. 16. SRI MANOJ KUMAR, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SONE CANAL DIVISION, KHAGAUL, PATNA. 17. SRI RAM DAYAL SINGH, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SONE FLOOD DIVISION, BIHTA, PATNA. 18. SRI MOINUDDIN AHMAS, THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, KATHGOLA, KATIHAR. ---------------------------------------------------------------- RESPONDENTS/OPPOSITE PARTIES ********* 4 12.1.2011 This Court had directed that the petitioners should be given the same benefit as were granted to petitioners of CWJC No. 3121 of 2007 after the authorities examine whether the circumstances of appointment of the petitioners were similar to the petitioners of CWJC No. 3121 of 2007. The order considering the case of the petitioners is contained in Annexure-A to the show cause wherein the authority has held that the cases of the petitioners differ to the writ petitioners of CWJC No. 3121 of 2007. Learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to justify and point out the similarities between the two sets of writ petitioners. As far as the orders of this Court is concerned, it 4 stands complied with. Counsel for the petitioners is permitted to withdraw this contempt application with liberty to file writ application challenging the order contained in Annexure-A to the show cause. This contempt application is dismissed as withdrawn. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)