IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.951 of 2007 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (PANCHAYAT RAJ), GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE OF PANCHAYAT RAJ, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE COMMISSIONER, SARAN DIVISION, PATNA. 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SIWAN-CUM-CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT PANCHAYAT SEWAK SELECTION COMMITTEE, SIWAN. 6. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, SIWAN-CUM- VICE CHAIRMAN, DISTRICT PANCHAYAT SEWAK SELECTION COMMITTEE, SIWAN 7. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ OFFICER, SIWAN-CUM- MEMBER, DISTRICT PANCHAYAT SEWAK SELECTION COMMITTEE, SIWAN. ………. Appellants Versus 1. VIJAY KUMAR SHARMA, SON OF SRI RAM SINGER SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. – SOHAGRA, UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT-DERILA (NEW SOHAGRA), POLICE STATION AND BLOCK GUTHNI. 2. RAJDEO SINGH, SON OF LATE JAI NARAYAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARIYARPUR, P.O.- GAMHARIA, UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT SARAITY, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK PACHRUKHI. 3. BACHCHA PRASAD YADAV, SON OF SRI PARICHAND YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARDOBRA, UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT AND P.O. BABHANPURA, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK BARHARIA. 4. BRIJ BIHARI DUBEY, SON OF SRI ISHWARCHAND DUBEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAWALPUR, P.O.- MAHARAJGANJ, UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT KOTHUAN SARANPUR, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK DARAUNDA. 5. BASHUDEO SINGH, SON OF SRI DEOSARAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JASHAULI PAKAULI, P.O. AND GRAM PANCHAYAT JASHAULI, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK PACHRUKHI. 6. BINOD KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE BISHWANATH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PURANIA, P.O.- RACHHOPALI, UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT BHOMOPALI, PURAINA, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK BARHARIA. 7. YOGENDRA PRASAD YADAV SON OF SRI RAM PRASAD YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAITALISH, P.O.- PALTUHANTA UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT RACHHOPALI JAGARNATHPUR, POLICE STATION JAME, BLOCK BARAHARIA. 8. JIVAN PRASAD SON OF LATE MAHADEO PRASAD RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOPALPUR, P.O.- AND GRAM PANCHAYAT MUSTAPHABAD, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK GORIA KOTHI 2 9. KAUSHAL KISHORE SINGH, SON OF JANARDAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SALAHAPUR, UNDER GRAM PANCHAYAT BALIA, POST, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK ANDHAR. 10. ARJUN KUMAR SAH, SON OF GOPICHAND SAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE, POST AND GRAM PANCHAYAT DADHAR, POLICE STATION AND BLOCK GORIA KOTHI. 11. AMARJIT YADAV SON OF LATE SHIO NATH YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND GRAM PANCHAYAT AURAI POLICE STATION AND BLOCK BARHARIA ALL BELONGS TO THE DISTRICT SIWAN ….. Respondents ----------- 20 15.10.2009 Heard Mr. Arup Kumar Chongdar, A.C. to A.A.G.-2 for the appellants, and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Roy for the respondents. Learned counsel for the parties submit in one voice that the issue raised in the present appeal is governed by the judgment dated 11.8.2009, passed by a Division Bench of this Court in L.P.A. No. 789 of 2006 (State of Bihar & Ors versus Subhash Chandra Shukla & Ors). In that view of the matter, the present appeal is disposed of in terms of the said judgment. pkj (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )