IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2349 of 1997 1. Shri Prakash Rai, son of late Shri Sharda Prasad Rai, at present posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Patna. 2. Shri Abhijit Sinha, son of late Dilip Kumar Sinha, at present posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Patna. 3. Shri Mandhata Singh, son of Shri Bisheshwar Singh, at present posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Civil Courts , Daltonganj (Palamu). 4. Gopal Prasad, son of Sri Vishwanath Prasad, at present posted as Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Munger. 5. Ashim Kumar Dutta, son of late Khitish Chandra Dutta, at present posted as Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Chaibana. 6. Rakeshwar Dayal, son of Sri Rajeshwar Dayal, at present posted as Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Sahebganj. 7. Girindra Kishore Verma, son of late Rajendra Kishore Verma, at present posted as Addl. District & sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Jamshedpur. 8. Awadh Kishore Singh Chauhan, son of late Jagannath Singh, at present posted as Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Darbhanga. 9. Birendra Singh, son of late Raja Ram Singh, at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Barh (Patna). 10. Om Prakash Pandey, son of late Pt. Shree Prakash Pandey at present posted as Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Banka 11. Shyam Kishore Sharma, son of Shri Jhalak Deo Singh, at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Patna. 12. Ajay Kumar Srivastava, son of late Bindeshwar Pd. Srivastava, at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Sasaram. 13. Hemant Kr. Srivastava, son of Shri Bhola Nath Srivastava, at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Sasaram. 14. Rakesh Ranjan Prasad, son of Shri Harihar Prasad, at present posted as Addl. District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Munger. 2 15. Diwakar Jha, son of late Shobhakant Jha, at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Khagaria. 16. Ramji Pandey, son of late Ram Pravesh Pandey, at present posted as Addl. District & Sessions judge, Civil Courts, Jamui. 17. Pradip Kr. Singh, son of late Radha Mohan Singh at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Munger. 18. Madhusudan Singh, son of Sri Bhagirath Singh, at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Motihari. 19. Pradip Kumar, son of Sri Kameshwar Prasad at present posted as Additional District and Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Gumla. 20. Sri Rukmini Kant Choudhary, son of late Justice R.K. Choudhary, at present posted as Additional District & Sessions Judge, Civil Courts, Hilsa under Nalanda Judgeship --------- Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Patna. 2. The High Court of Judicature at Patna through its Registrar General, 3. Sri P.K. Sinha, District & Sessions Judge, Darbhanga, 4. Sri Mahesh Pd. Tiwary, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Dumka. 5. Sri Shyamdeo Singh, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Araria, 6. Sri L.W. Kujur, Principal Judge, Family Court, Dhanbad. 7. Sri S.M. Haque, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Madhepura. 8. Sri R.N. Verma, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Madhepura. 9. Sri Chandra Mohan Prasad, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Dumka. 10. Sri Harish Chandra Singh, Additional District & Sessions Judge, Saharasa -------- Respondents. ---------- 9. 17.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The analogous writ petitioner bearing C.W.J.C. No. 11620 of 3 1996 has today been disposed of. The issues raised in both the writ petitions are covered by the decision of the Supreme Court in D. Ganesh Rao Patnaik and others V. State of Jharkhand and others, A.I.R. 2005 SC 4321. Therefore, in our view, nothing survives for consideration. The writ petition is disposed of. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar,J. ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)