IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1723 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3237 of 2008 With Interlocutory Application No. 7900 of 2011 With Interlocutory Application No. 7901 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No.1723 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. The State of Bihar, through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Chief Minister, Government of Bihar, through the Principal Secretary , Chief Minister's Secretariat, 4-Ane Marg, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Deputy Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. 5. The Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 6. Mr. Rajvansh Mani Singh, BAS, S/o not known to the petitioner, Presently Posted as Deputy Secretary-cum-Public Information Officer, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. 7. Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, S/o not known to the petitioner, the then Under Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, presently C/o Secretary, Personnel Department, Government of Bihar. 8. Mr. Susheel Ojha, S/o not known to the petitioner, the Chief Dealing Assistant, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. .... .... Appellants (Respondents in Writ petition) Versus Patna High Court LPA No.1723 of 2011 (4) dt.07-12-2011 2 / 3 2 Smt. Sanju Kumari, W/o Sri Manoj Kumar, R/o J-127, Peoples' Co- Operative Colony, Kankarbagh Colony, P.S.-Kankarbagh, town and District- Patna. .... .... Respondent (Petitioner in Writ petition) ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellants : Mr. V.M.K. Sinha, AAG-13 Mr. Anil Kumar Verma, A.C. to AAG-13 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 4. 07-12-2011 Interlocutory Application No. 7900 of 2011: The delay of 113 days occurred in filing the Letters Patent Appeal is condoned. Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. Letters Patent Appeal No.1723 of 2011: Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 7th April 2011 passed by the learned single Judge in above C.W.J.C. No. 3237 of 2008, the respondent State of Bihar has preferred this appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. The matter at issue is the inclusion of the writ petitioner in the joint cadre of Assistants created under the Assistants of the Secretariat and the Attached Offices Joint Cadre Act, 1989. We have examined the provisions contained in the aforesaid Act of 1989. We see no merit in this Appeal. Appeal is dismissed in limine. Patna High Court LPA No.1723 of 2011 (4) dt.07-12-2011 3 / 3 3 Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)