IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3299 of 2007 Ramchandra Mandal son of Shri Asharfi Mandal, resident of village- Mishrawalia, P.O. Jalalpur, Police Station- Jalalpur, District- Saran at present working as a daily wages sweeper in Anchal Office Jalalpur, District Saran .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Commissioner and Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra 4. The Deputy Collector (Establishment), Chapra, District Saran 5. The Block Development Officer, Jalalpur Block, District- Saran 6. The Circle Officer, Jalalpur Circle, District Saran …. … Respondents ---------------------------------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Umesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the State :Mrs. Shail Kumari, S.C.-15 02/ 13.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he is discharging the duties of Sweeper in the office of the Block Development Officer, Jalalpur, Saran from the year 1996 and on that basis he has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondent- authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization. 3. Counsel for the State has opposed the prayer and has submitted that only such daily wage/ 2 casual employees are entitled for regularization, who have been engaged prior to the cut off date i.e. 1.12.1990. Petitioner having been engaged from the year 1996, his case is not fit to be considered for regularization. 4. Having heard counsel for the parties, I direct the competent authority to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment as Sweeper in the Collectorate, Saran at Chapra or any attached office as and when advertisement for such appointment is issued. 5. With the aforesaid observation, this writ petition is disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)