IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14578 of 2006 Dr. Arun Kumar Barnwal, son of Sri Ram Prasad Barnwal, resident of Village Ishri Bazar, P.S. Tenughat, District Giridih (Jharkhand). At present residing at Mohalla Swarajpuri Road, P.S. Civil Line, District Gaya. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chairman, State Advisory Committee, Sichai Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The State of Jharkhand through Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi. 5. The Union of India through the Secretary, Department of Personnel, Public Grievance & Training, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi. 6. The Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, 3rd Floor, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-3. 7. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, 3rd Floor, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-3. --------- Respondents With CWJC No.14499 of 2006 Dr. Anita Kumari, wife of Dr. Arun Kumar Barnwal, resident of Village Ishri Bazar, P.S. Tenughat, District Giridih (Jharkhand) at present resident at Exhibition Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Patna. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chairman, State Advisory Committee, Sichai Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The State of Jharkhand through Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi. 5. The Union of India through the Secretary, Department of Personnel, Public Grievance & Training, Government of India, North Block, New Delhi. 6. The Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, 3rd Floor, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-3. 7. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Training, Government of India, 3rd Floor, Loknayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-3. ----------- 2 15 6.7.2011 Having regard to the fact that the matter relates to husband and wife seeking their allotment of service to the State of Jharkhand as a fallout of bifurcation of the erstwhile State of Bihar and the fact that the husband/petitioner Dr. Arun Kumar Barnwal had already retired from service, this Court must hold that both the writ applications now have become infructuous. Thus, recording absence of the counsel for the petitioner and presence of all the respondents, this application is dismissed as having become infructuous. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)