IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5092 of 2010 1. RAJESHWAR PRASAD S/O LATE AGNU PRASAD R/O VILL.- SHAHPUR, P.O. AND P.S. DANAPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 2. UMA SHANKAR SINGH S/O LATE JAGMOHAN SINGH R/O VILL.- OLAPUR, P.O. & P.S. PIRPAITI, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 3. BIGYAN PRASAD BARI S/O LATE RAMLAL BARI R/O VILLAGE & P.O.- KATAKI, DISTT.- AURANGABAD 4. DEO NANDAN RAI S/O LATE SUKHDEO RAI R/O VILL.- SHAHPUR MATHIYAPUR, P.O. + P.S. DANAPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 5. SUDERSHAN RAI S/O LATE JANAK RAI R/O VILL.- MAMORAKPUR FARM, P.O. & P.S. DANAPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 6. CHANDRAMA PANDIT S/O LATE LAXMI PANDIT R/O VILLAGE + P.O.- PANDERA RAMPUR, DISTT.- ARRAH 7. NAWAL KISHORE GAUTAM S/O SRI RANJAN SINGH R/O VILL.- NEWARI VIA SAKURABAD, P.S. MAKHDUMPUR, DISTT.- JEHANABAD 8. RAMA NAND YADAV S/O LATE SUKHDEO RAI R/O VILL.- SHAHPUR CHAURA MAHIYAPUR, P.O. SHAHPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 9. KALTU MAHATO S/O LATE RAMGULAM MAHTO R/O VILLAGE + P.O.- BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 10. DAROGA RAI S/O LATE LAKHAN RAI R/O VILLAGE- MAMARAKPUR FARM, P.O.- DANAPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 11. RAM AVTAR PRASAD YADAV S/O LATE DEO NANDAN YADAV R/O GHURGHUL TOLA, P.O. NEORA, DISTT.- PATNA 12. MASUDAN CHAUDHARY S/O LATE RAMDAS CHAUDHARY R/O VILL.- DIGHA, P.O. DIGHA, PATNA 13. YADUNANDAN PRASAD YADAV S/O LATE SUKHDEO RAI VILL.- SHAHPUR MATHIYAPUR, P.O. + P.S. DANAPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 14. AMAR MOHAN SINHA S/O SURESH PD. SINHA VILL.- MURGIA CHAK, P.O. + DISTT.- MUNGER 15. SURESH YADAV S/O DHARAMNATH YADAV VILL.- KHAJPURA, P.O.- VEGERNARY COLLEGE, DISTT.- PATNA 16. DASHRATH PRASAD S/O LATE YANTU SINGH VILL. + P.O.- SOREJPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 17. VAKIL SINGH S/O LATE RAMSUNDER SINGH VILLAGE + P.O.- KORI, DISTT.- BHOJPUR 18. BAJRANGI SAO S/O LATE VISHNU SAH VILL.- RATNA BHATA CHAK, P.O.- BUDHACHAK, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 19. NANHAK SINGH S/O KAILASH SINGH VILL.- SAKHUANA, P.O. TULMA CHAK, DISTT.- BHOJPUR 20. LAKSHMAN SHARMA S/O BALDEO SHARMA VILL.- BARI SOI, P.O.- RAJORA, DISTT.- BEGUSARAI 21. SHIV KUMAR GIRI S/O VISHNU GIRI R/O VILL.- PHUTA, P.O. KHUTTA, DISTT.- BHOJPUR 22. RAJENDRA MAHTO S/O JITAN MAHTO R/O VILL.- RAMJICHAK, P.O. BATA, DISTT.- PATNA 23. SUDAMA RAI S/O LATE CHARAN RAI VILL.- SHAHPUR, SHIWAPUR, P.O. SHAHPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 24. JAGDISH PANDIT S/O RAMESHWAR PANDIT R/O VILLAGE + P.O. LAKHISARAI, DISTT.- LAKHISARAI 25. HARIHAR RAM S/O LATE JHINGAR SAHANI R/O BARKAGAON MATHIYA, P.O. JAIPUR KOLWARA, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR 26. RAM PRIT SAHANI S/O LATE JHINGUR SAHANI R/O BARKAGAON MATHIYA, P.O. JAIPUR KOLWARA, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR 27. GOPAL PRASAD GUPTA S/O SURENDRA PD. GUPTA R/O VILL.- CHOTI BADALPURA, P.O. & P.S.- KHAGAUL, DISTT.- PATNA 28. MURARI SHARMA S/O CHANDRIKA SHARMA R/O VILL. + P.O.- PARSAWA, P.S. BADH, DISTT.- PATNA 29. RAMANUJ PANDIT SUDHANSH S/O LATE MAHABIR PANDIT R/O VILL.- BAMANA, DISTT.- JEHANABAD 30. RAJENDRA SINGH S/O DEVKI SINGH VILL.- ASHOPUR, P.O.- KHAGAUL, DISTT.- PATNA 31. RAJENDRA PRASAD UPADHYA S/O KRISHNA PD. UPADHYA R/O VILL.- DIGHA, MAHARLAKHA, P.O.- DIGHA, DISTT.- PATNA 2 32. JALESHWAR MISTRY S/O SRI RAM DAHIN MISTRY R/O VILL. + P.O.- RODRA, DISTT.- PATNA 33. HARICHARAN SAN S/O RAGHUWANSH SAH R/O VILL.- SINGHI, P.O.- PAKHNA (SHIYAPUR), DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN 34. MANKI RAM S/O LATE JAI GOVIND RAM R/O VILLAGE + P.O.- SORENGPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 35. PRABHU RAI S/O LATE PHAGU RAI R/O VILL. + P.O. PLANI NATHOPUR, NARAYAN CHAK, PATNA 36. NAGINA SINGH S/O HARIBANSH SINGH R/O VILLAGE + P.O.- KATHEJ SHGAMCHAND, DISTT.- ROHTAS 37. CHANDRADIP RAI S/O LATE RAKTU RAI VILL.- SABBAJPURA, P.O. KHAGAUL, DISTT.- PATNA 38. JITAN RAI S/O NATHUNI RAI R/O VILL.- SIKANDARPUR, P.O. CHANDMARI, P.S. CHANDMARI, DISTT.- PATNA 39. SANT KUMAR S/O LATE TEPESHWAR PRASAD VILL.- DAUDPUR, P.O. SHAHPUR, DISTT.- PATNA 40. KAMTA SINGH S/O RAM PUKAR SINGH R/O VILL.- JANPARA, P.O.- BARH, P.S.- BIKRAM, DISTT.- PATNA – Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THAT COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA ZONE, ANISABAD, PATNA 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, SAMASTIPUR ZONE, SAMASTIPUR 6. THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PURNEA ZONE, PURNEA 7. THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA ZONE, PATNA 8. THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, BIRPUR ZONE, BIRPUR, SUPAUL 9. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER GANGA-SONE FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, DIGHA, PATNA 10. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, DALSINGH SARAI 11. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MAHANANDA FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, KATIHAR 12. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SONE FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, BIHTA, PATNA 13. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SHIRSH KARYA DIVISION, KOSHI PROJECT, BIRPUR, SUPAUL 14. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER WESTERN EMBANKMENT DIVISION, KUNAULI BASE, KOSHI PROJECT, BIRPUR, SUPAUL 15. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH DIVISION, BIRPUR, SUPAUL 16. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SONE CANAL DIVISION, KHAGAUL, PATNA 17. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SONE FOOD DIVISION, BIHAR, PATNA 18. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER FLOOD CONTROL DIVISION, KATHGOLA, KATIHAR – Respondents. ----------- 3 21.5.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioner had approached this court in CWJC No. 10660/1996 which was dismissed by this court. On appeal (LPA No. 274/1996) the 3 prayer of the petitioners was allowed. Against the appellate order the State filed a S.L.P. which was dismissed. The result is that the order of the Division Bench was upheld. Accordingly the petitioners were granted minimum time scale. Some of the petitioners filed CWJC No. 3121/2007, which was disposed of by order, dated 2.7.2007, claiming that they should be granted increments. Annexure 4, the order of this court dated 2.7.2007 deals with this aspect of the matter. The court eventually held that the petitioners of that case should be granted increments in case it is permissible under the scheme of minimum time scale. The petitioners submit that their case is similar to the petitioners of CWJC No. 3121/2007, disposed of on 2.7.2007. In the circumstances the petitioners are directed to file a representation within two weeks along with a copy of this order before the Commissioner cum Secretary, Water Resources Department, Bihar, Patna to consider their case and grant them increments if their case is similar to the petitioners of CWJC No. 3121/2007 within a period of three months. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the aforesaid observation. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)