IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.432 of 2010 PRAMOD KUMAR YADAV S/O SHRI SHIV NARAYAN YADAV R/O VILLAGE AND POST- AKBARNAGAR, P.S.- AKBARNAGAR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE UNDER SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 02/ 21.06.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the respondents to issue fresh letter of counselling in his favour for consideration of his appointment on contractual basis on the post of Junior Engineer (Civil). In response to an advertisement published in the year, 2008 a letter of counselling was issued to the petitioner and his candidature was rejected finding him to be over age. The period of contractual appointment was one year. Since the period for which the appointment was to be made itself has expired, I do not find any merit in this application, it is dismissed. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)