IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.102 of 2006 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. Secretary and Commissioner, Department of health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director-in-Chief, health Services, Bihar, Patna. 4. Deputy Director (Family Welfare), Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 5. Civil Surgeon-cum- Chief Medical Officer, Arrah. 6. Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Darbhanga. 7. Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Saharsa. 8. Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Godda. 9. Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Katihar. 10. Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Jehanabad. 11. Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Patna. …..Respondents-Appellants. Versus 1. SUMAN KUMARI, daughter of Shri Bajrang Sharma, wife of Shri Arun Singh, resident of village+ P.O.- Seonar, P.S. Mokama, District- Patna. 2. Sunita Kumari, daughter of Shri Ganga Singh, wife of Shri Nand Jee Singh, resident of Village + P.O.- Ekbari, P.S. Sahar, District- Patna. 3. Anita Kumari, daughter of Shri Krishna Singh, C/o Shri Baleshwar Singh, resident of Mohalla- Bandhan Tola, P.O. + P.S.- Nawada, District- Bhojpur. 4. Shanti Kumari, daughter of Shri Basudeo Singh, wife of Shri Vijay Kumar Singh, resident of Village + P.O. Sarna, P.S. Sahpur, District- Bhojpur. 5. Alka Kumari Sinha, daughter of Shri Gobind Singh, resident of village- Ujain, P.O. + P.S.- Daraunda, District- Siwan,. 6. Niranjana Kumari, D/o Shri Suresh Kumar, W/o Shri Prem Chand Prasad, resident of Village + P.O.-Darsdiha, P.S.- Nagarnausa, District- Nalanda. 7. Renu Kumari, D/o Shri Brij Kishore Prasad, W/o Shri Harendra Kumar, resident of village + P.O. Parasdiha, P.S. Nagarnausa, District- Nalanda. 8. Madhu Kumari Sinha, D/o Shri Bachu Bihari, W/o Shri Girish Kumar Sinha, resident of village + P.O. Hargawana, P.S. Manpur, Via-Biharsharif, District- Nalanda. 9. Kumari Renu, D/o Shri Sheo Pujan Singh, W/o Shri Saroj kumar, R/o Village- Aruri, P.S. & Via- Pakribarawan, District- Nawada. 10. Punam Kanti, D/o Late Satya Narayan Trivedi, W/o Shri Pranay Shankar Kant, resident of Goshala Chowk, P.O. Ramda, P.S. Mithanpura, District- Muzaffarpur. 11. Renu Kumari, D/o Shri Raja Ram Singh, resident of Village + P.O. Sarahiya, District- Lakhisarai. 12. Virmati Kumari, D/o Shri Shambhu Nath Singh, resident of Village- Raunia, P.O.- Bara, P.S. Masaurhi, District- Patna. …..Petitioners- respondents. ----------- 2 06- 10.1.2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellants. This Letters Patent Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna has been preferred by the State of Bihar against the order dated 11.4.2001, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in C.W.J.C. No.2983 of 2001, and C.W.J.C. No.3217 of 2001, whereby the learned Single Judged has directed the respondents (appellants herein), to appoint the writ petitioners (respondents herein) in the light of the direction issued by this Court in C.W.J.C. No.6870 of 1996. 2. It would appear from the order of the learned Single Judge that this Court observed that it would be open to the State to screen out the excess candidates after following certain yardstick as observed by this Court while disposing of C.W.J.C. No.6870 of 1996. The Learned State Counsel submits that the Government had decided to make recruitment through the Bihar Public Service Commission. He also submits that in the process some of the writ petitioners have also been appointed. 3. In the result, we dispose of this appeal with the direction to the Government to complete the process expeditiously. (S K Katriar, J.) (S.P. Singh, J.) S.K.Pathak/