IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1193 of 2009 1. Amod Prasad Verma, son of Ramshakal Prasad, Resident of Village and Post Office Padumaker, Police Station Patahi, District East Champaran at present working on the post of Senior Accountant-cum-Head Assistant in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 2. Sri Ram Kumar Mahto son of Sri Jagarnath Mahto, Resident of Village and Post Office Singhachhpar, Police station Bettiah Muffasil, District West Champaran, at present working on the post of Assistant in D.R.D.A., Bettiah. 3. Ashok Kumar Kapoor son of Late Fateh Bahadur Mehta, Resident of Village and Post Office Olha, Police Station Harsiddhi, District East Champaran at present working on the post of Accountant in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 4 Dhani Ram Singh son of Late Guddar Singh, Resident of Village Munahi, Post Office and Police Station Parihar, District Sitamarhi at present working on the post of Assistant in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 5. Hira Yadav son of Sri Ramshakal Ydav, Resident of Village and Post Office Barwatsena, Police Station Bettiah Muffasil, District West Champaran at present working on the post of Clerk-cum-Typist in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 6. Mahendra Mahto, son of Late Achhebwar Mahto, Resident of Village Mehmaukhurd, Post Office Belsandi, Police Station Gaunaha, District West Champaran at present working on the post of Peon in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 7. Sikandra Yadav, son of Late Baidh Nath Yadav, Resident of Village and Post Office Naina Ghat, Police Station Sonbarsa, District Saharsa at present working on the post of Peon in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 8. Braj Kishore Mahto, son of Sri Jagarnath Mahto, Resident of Village and Post Office Singhachhapar, Police Station Bettiah Mufassil, District West Champaran at present working on the post of Peon in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 9. Baleshwar Paswan, son of Late Ramashish Paswan, Resident of Village and Post Office Raghopur, Police Station Jurawanpur, District Vaishali, at present working on the post of Peon in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 2 10. Radheshyam Baitha, son of Late Prabhu Baitha, Resident of Village Kharkatwa, Post Office Dhanhar Dihuli, Police Station Palanwa, District East Champaran at present working on the post of Night Guard in D.R.D.A. Bettiah. 11. John Wasco son of Micle Jhon, Resident of Village Rampur Misan, Police Station Mainatar, District West Champaran at present working on the post of Driver in D.R.D.A. Bettiah…………………………………………………………….Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Special Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah. 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner-cum- Vice-Chairman, the Managing Director, District Rural Development Agency, West Champaran at Bettiah. 6. The Director, D.R.D.A. West Champaran at Bettiah. 7. The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. 8. The Director, S.G.S.Y. Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi…………………………….…………Respondents ----------- 2 07.03.2011 I.A. No.6871 of 2010 has been filed for substituting the legal heirs of petitioner no.11, who is said to have died during the pendency of this application. In view of the prayer made in the writ application, legal heirs of the petitioner no.11 are not required to be substituted in his place. It goes without saying that whatever other petitioners get the relief 3 ultimately, the heirs of the said petitioner no.11 shall be entitled to the same if his right accrues during his life- time. The interlocutory application is disposed of. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State. Prayer of the petitioners in this writ application is for a direction to the respondents to take a final decision in the matter of absorption of the petitioners, who are said to be working in the District Rural Development Agency, Bettiah and for grant of other benefits including the benefits of A.C.P. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have already filed a representation in this regard, a copy whereof is Annexure-3 with the writ application. He submits that the same has not yet been considered and no final orders have been passed on the same. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the writ application, the same is disposed of with a direction to 4 the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner and dispose of the same by a speaking order in accordance with law preferably within one week from the date of the receipt/production of a copy of this order. Petitioners will be at liberty to file a fresh application along with supportive documents for early disposal of the representation. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)