IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2391 of 2005 GOPAL PRASAD @ GOPAL PD.PASWAN S/O RAGHU NANDAN PD. R/O VILL- RUPASPUR JALALPUR, PO- DHANAUT, PS- DANAPUR, DISTT- PATNA--PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECY.-CUM- COMMISSIONER, PHED, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF-SUM-SPL. SECY. PHED, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (MACHANICAL) PHED,BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER& ORS ----------- 3 23.8.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Claim of the petitioner was for regularization of his service under the respondents which is the Public Health & Engineering Department, Government of Bihar. A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the respondent State stating the position as stood then on 17.1.2007. From perusal of annexure-D it is evident that the Executive Engineer, PHED, Buxar has already forwarded the name of the petitioner along with some other employees for consideration. Neither the petitioner nor the State are in a position to inform the Court as to what was transpired thereafter. This writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner that in case no action has been taken in terms of annexure-D or other persons similarly situated have been accommodated and the case of the petitioner has not been considered, he may have occasion to take appropriate steps. The Court intentionally does not pass any order of substantive kind in absence of a categorical statement as to the state of affairs in existence presently. - 2 - This writ application stands disposed of with the liberty above. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)