IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.5495 OF 2010 RAM SAGAR SHARMA, SON OF LATE BINDESHWAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHRI RAM PATH, WEST PATEL NAGAR, POLICE STATION SHASTRINAGAR, DISTRICT PATNA. AT PRESENT POSTED AS BLOCK STATISTICAL SUPERVISOR KAILBAR PRAKHAND, DISTRICT ARRAH (BHOJPUR) VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, SHANKHYIKI AND ARTH DIRECTORATE, BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE JOINT DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION), SANKHIYIKI AND ARTH NIDESHALAYA, BIHAR, PATNA ………………………………………………………………………….RESPONDENTS ******** 2 28/04/2010 The petitioner refers to a letter no.881 dated 3rd June, 2009 by which certain norms have been laid down by the State Government for posting of the Officials and other personnel working under them. One of the grounds as mentioned in the said letter is that the old persons who are to retire within one year may be granted choice posting. At present, the petitioner is posted as Statistical Assistant in the Departmentof Planning and Development, Government of Bihar working at Ara. He has filed a representation as contained in Annexure 3 dated 1.2.2010 in which he has stated that he has 11 months left for his retirement and that his wife is working as an Assistant Teacher in the Middle School, Shastrinagar, Patna and he has, therefore, prayed to the Joint Director (Administration), respondent no. 4 that he may be posted at Patna for the remaining period of his service. 2 2 I, therefore, direct respondent no. 4 to dispose of the representation filed by the petitioner in accordance with the circular dated 3rd June, 2009 subject to the fact that there is a vacancy available to Patna within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)