IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16392 of 2007 1. ANIL KUMAR SINGH, S/O NATHUNI SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-KRISHNAPUR, P.S.-NOKHA IN THE DISTRICT OF ROHTAS. 2. ARUN KUMAR, S/O GANESH LAL, R/O VILLAGE- OBRA, P.S-OBRA IN THE DISTRICT OF ORANGABAD. 3. BHARAT PRASAD, S/O BAIKUNTH BIHARI SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-CHATLONA, P.S.-NOKHA IN THE DISTRICT OF ROHTAS. 4. DIPAK KUMAR PATHAK, S/O BINOD KUMAR PATHAK, R/O VILLAGE-SUGGI, P.S.-HANTARGANJ IN THE DISTRICT OF CHATRA. 5. SUNIL KUMAR, S/O RAMASHISH SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-TARARI, P.S.-DAUD NAGAR IN THE DISTRICT OF AURANGABAD. ………………PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, MAGADH DIVISION, GAYA. 4. THE DIRECTOR-IN-CHIEF, HEALTH SERVICES, BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AURANGABAD. 6. THE CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, AURANGABAD. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3 23.04.2010 Petitioners have filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to grant approval of their appointment on the post of Clerk on which they are said to have been appointed pursuant to an advertisement and selection by the B.P.S.C. It is submitted that earlier they were not being appointed on the ground that posts were going to be filled up by compassionate appointments. However, the matter was placed before the Cabinet and the Cabinet finally approved for appointment of the petitioners and 2 others. Pursuant to the approval of the Cabinet, decision was communicated by the Department to Collectors of all the Districts vide Annexure-8 dated 13.11.2004. Pursuant to this decision of the Cabinet their joining have been accepted. However, their services have not been approved. Therefore, this writ application has been filed. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners submitted a representation for approval of their services which has been forwarded to the Director-in- Chief, Health Services vide Annexure-17 dated 7.11.2007. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Director-in-Chief to consider the representation of the petitioners for approval of their services as forwarded to him by the Personnel Department vide memo no. 11178 dated 7.11.2007 on an early date which shall be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed taking into account the decision of the Cabinet as contained in Annexure-8. Arvind/ (J. N. Singh, J.)