IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8500 of 2006 RENU KUMARI, WIFE OF RADHESHYAM SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-GOVINDPITOJIA, P.S. RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI, AT PRESENT POSTED AS A.N.M. PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT- SITAMARHI. ………………………………………………………….PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY PLANNING, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI. …………………………………......RESPONDENTS 1ST PARTY. 5. CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, SITAMARHI. ……………………………………RESPONDENT 2ND PARTY. ------------ For the Petitioner : M/s. Yogenera Mishra and Raghunath Kumar, Advocates. For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, A.C. to S.C. I. -------------- With CWJC No.8760 of 2006 MADHU KUMARI, WIFE OF DEPAK KUMAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-MANPUR RATNAWALI, P.S. RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI, AT PRESENT POSTED AS A.N.M. PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT- SITAMARHI. ……………………………………………………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY PLANNING, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI. ……………………………………RESPONDENTS 1ST PARTY. 2 5. CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, SITAMARHI. ……………………………………..RESPONDENT 2ND PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : M/s. Yogendra Mishra and Raghunath Kumar, Advocates. For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar, A.C. to S.C. I. ------------ With CWJC No.8797 of 2006 SUSHILA JHA, WIFE OF SHRI GAURISHANKAR JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. MANIK CHOWK, TOLE THIKAHA, P.S. RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI, AT PRESENT POSTED AS A.N.M. PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI. …………………………………………………. …..PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY PLANNING, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, RUNISAIDPUR, DISTRICT-SITAMARHI. ……………………………………RESPONDENTS 1ST PARTY. 5. CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, SITAMARHI. ………………………………………RESPONDENT 2ND PARTY. ----------- For the Petitioner : M/s. Yogendra Mishra and Raghnath Kumar, Advocates. For the State : Mr. Dhurjati K. Prasad, G.P. VII. ------------ 2. 10.2.2011. All these three writ applications involve a common question, namely, whether the petitioners, holding the post of Auxiliary Nurse and Mid-wife (A.N.M.), were required to pass Hindi Noting and Drafting Examination within one year 3 of their appointment so as to grant benefit in the matter of grant of increment etc. It is jointly urged that this issue was considered by a learned Single Judge of this Court in group of writ applications bearing C.W.J.C. Nos.6766 of 2006, 6748 of 2006, 6767 of 2006 and 7446 of 2006 and the matter was disposed of vide order dated 13.8.2010, directing the Principal Secretary of the Health Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, to take a clear cut decision in the background of factual matrix of the case of the petitioners. It is also jointly urged that these writ applications can also be disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order passed in the aforesaid writ applications. Accordingly, these writ applications are also being disposed of in terms of the aforesaid order dated 13.8.2010 passed in group of cases bearing C.W.J.C. Nos. 6766 of 2006, 6748 of 2006, 6767 of 2006 and 7446 of 2006. P.S. ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J)