IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3861 of 2000 1. Sukhdeo Paswan, S/O Late Banwari Paswan, resident of village- Dangi, P.S. & District- Kishanganj. 2. Santosh Sarkar, S/o Late Sagen Sarkar, resident of Mohalla- Ruidhasa, P.S. & District- Kishanganj. 3. Ranjit Kumar Das, S/o late D.N. Das, resident of Village- Ruidhasa, P.S. & District- Kishanganj. ..... Petitioners. Versus 1. National Sericulture Project, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, United Mansions, 2nd floor, 30 M.G. Road, Bangalore-560001, through Member Secretary. 2. Assistant Director, Project Area Incharge National Sericulture Project, Central Silk Board, Bheria Dangi near Block Office, Kishanganj (Bihar). 3. Vijay Pd. Sah. 4. Suphal Tudu. 5. Rajesh Kumar Gupta. 6. Noni Gopal Sarkar. 7. Gautam Hare- through Director, Silkwarm, Kishanganj (Bihar). ..... Respondents. ----------- 06- 18.11.2008 None appears on behalf of the parties. Three petitioners have joined this writ petition, seeking a common direction to the Central Silk Board, Government of India, Bangalore, to absorb them in permanent service. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit. 2. We have perused the materials on record. It appears that petitioner no.1 was 2 engaged as a casual labourer with effect 1.9.1992, petitioner no.2 was so engaged with effect from 3.10.1994, and petitioner no.3 was so engaged with effect from 1.9.1992 for its project at Kishanganj. Their services were dispensed with on 31.12.1996, leading to C.W.J.C. No.2593 of 1999. The same was disposed of by order dated 10.12.1999 (Annexure-7), whereby the petitioners were directed to submit their representations before the Central Silk Board, Bangalore, to be disposed of by a reasoned order. The representations have been rejected by a common order dated 21.2.2000 (Annexure-8) with reasons. 3. It appears on a perusal of the same that the Central Silk Board had initiated a National Sericulture Project for temporary duration and one such was at Kishanganj. The petitioners were engaged therein. The project was concluded and its duties and functions were transferred to the State of Bihar. Therefore, the services of the petitioners were dispensed with. It thus appears that the petitioners from the inception were intended to be engaged for a temporary period to be co-terminous with the 3 project. Their need have come to an end. The services of the petitioners have, therefore, been dispensed with for valid reasons and cannot be faulted. 4. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/