IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.954 of 2009 1. The State of Bihar 2. Director, Secondary Education, Department of Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Bikash Bhawan, Patna. 3. Regional Deputy Director of Education, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur. 4. District Education Officer, Bhagalpur. --------Respondents/Appellant. Versus 1. Manoj Kumar Sharma, son of Shri Narayan Chandra Sharma, resident of Muhalla – Kathalbari, Khanjarpur, Police Station – Barari, District – Bhagalpur at present clerk posted in N.G.A. High School, Dudhaila, Baikunthpur, Bhagalpur. 2. Dilip Kumar Das, son of Shri Laddu Gopal Das, resident of village – Lakhanpur, Police Station – Bath Sultanganj, District – Bhagalpur at present clerk posted in Smt. Parwati Devi Murarka Girls High School, Sultanganj, District – Bhagalpur. ---- Petitioners/Respondents. ******* 08. 18.04.2011 Having heard learned counsel for the appellant, we are of the opinion that the learned Single Judge has held that the petitioner no.2 has been reinstated in service and also with regard to petitioner no.1, the learned Single Judge has directed the State Government to take a fresh decision in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and also further directed that if the first petitioner in the writ petition requests for personal hearing the same shall be considered by the appellant- government. In view of the fact that the learned Single Judge has gone into the merit of the case and rightly 2 granted the above direction. We are of the opinion that the direction of the learned Single Judge, but, however, the time granted by the learned Single Judge i.e. of four months to consider the case of petitioner no.1 in the writ petition, can be extended for another period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the above observation, this Letters Patent Appeal stands dismissed. Rajeev/Praveen (T. Meena Kumari, J.) ( Akhilesh Chandra, J.)