IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18164 of 2011 Shambhu Kumar S/O Ram Jee Paswan Resident Of Village-Raja Dumri, P.S.-Begusarai Muffasil, District-Begusrarai. …………….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. District Magistrate, Begusarai. 3. Superintendent Of Police, Begusarai. 4. The Officer-In-Charge, Begusarai Muffasil Police Station. …………….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 02. 24.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. Since the post of Chowkidar became a government service after the decision of the State Government to confer such benefit with effect from the year 1990, therefore, any appointment to the said post is no longer inheritable, as has been declared so by this Court on many occasions. Appointments can not be made without following Article 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India. The claim of the petitioner for appointment by virtue of retirement of his father from the post is not entertainable any more, as old Chowkidari Rules are no longer in existence and the new Rules will govern the claim of the petitioner. His case may be considered with other applicants, when steps are taken for filling up the post on regular basis. Writ is dismissed. SKM (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)