IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6467 of 2005 DR.ASHOKE KUMAR SINGH @ DR.PRI YADARSHI ASHOK. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 5 11.5.2011 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing for the State. Prayer of the petitioner is for quashing of the order contained in Memo no. 1733 dated 5.5.2005, whereby the Deputy Secretary, Department of Industries, Government of Bihar, Patna has finally allocated the services of the petitioner to a Jharkhand State. On perusal of the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State Advisory Committee, it transpires that process for allocation of cadre had started prior to 2000 i.e. the year in which the bifurcation of the State took place. Employees were asked to exercise their options but so far petitioner is concerned, his option is not on record, though he claims that in the year 2003 he opted for the State of Bihar. Since petitioner had not furnished his option, as such considering the case of those employees who had given option either for the State of Bihar or State of Jharkhand, petitioner was allocated Jharkhand State. Petitioner was relieved from the Post of In-charge 2 Principal of Bihar Institute of Silk and Textile, Nathnagar, Bhagalpur by the impugned order dated 5.5.2005. In this circumstance, the matter relating to allocation of cadre has been finalized. His prayer cannot be allowed. Only option left with the petitioner is that he may represent through proper channel, which finally can be considered by the Union of India. Another option to the petitioner is that he can make effort for mutual transfer with similarly situated employees of the State of Bihar. So far prayer of the petitioner regarding quashing of Annexure-1 is concerned, I do not find any merit, as such it is dismissed. . A. Kumar ( Mridula Mishra, J.)