IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1143 of 2007 Vinay Kumar Pandey, Son of Mangleshwar Pandey Resident of Maharaja Hata, Police Station- Buxar (Town), District Buxar …. ….. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director-Cum- Joint Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar 3. The District Magistrate, Buxar 4. The Treasury Officer, Buxar 5. The Sub-Treasury Officer, Buxar … … Respondents ----------- 02/ 25.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the panel published by the District Administration, Buxar under Additional Collector, Buxar, letter No. 306 dated 29.8.2006, Annexure-4, as thereunder name of the petitioner has not been included although according to the counsel for the petitioner, petitioner has been serving in the Buxar Treasury, which is attached office of the Collectorate, Buxar as Class IV employee from the year 1985, which is evident from letter No. 532 dated 14.10.1986 of the Deputy Treasury Officer, Buxar, Annexure-1 and other letter No. 107 dated 26.2.1988, Annexure-2 issued by the Director-cum- 2 Joint Secretary, Treasury and Accounts and the letter of the Treasury Officer, Buxar bearing Memo No. 400 dated 11.3.1999, Annexure-3. In this connection, it is pointed out that in the light of the instructions of the State Government contained in circular letters dated 3.12.1980, 26.5.1987 and 25.4.1997, any candidate peon serving the Collectorate and its attached offices is required to be included in the panel maintaining his seniority in the earlier panel. 3. This writ petition remained pending for over four years, but the State- respondents have not filed any counter affidavit disputing the aforesaid submission made on behalf of the petitioner. 4. Having heard counsel for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to represent before the Collector, Buxar raising the submissions noted in this order, in response whereto the Collector, Buxar shall pass appropriate order within two months of the date of receipt of the representation along with a copy of this order either including the petitioner in the panel giving him seniority with effect from the initial date of his engagement as candidate 3 peon or pass reasoned order indicating as to why he be not included in the said panel after giving him seniority from the date of his initial engagement. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)