CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No. 2691 OF 1995 *** ( In the matter of an application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India ) 1. JOHN HEMBRAM, SON OF LATE SANJOO HEMBRAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JUGICHATARI, DISTRICT JAMUI 2. BUDHAN MURMUR, SON OF BAIJNATH MURMUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE OKHARIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 3. RAMESH PRASAD SINGH, SON OF CHANDRA NARAYAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BOJHAYAT, DISTRICT JAMUI 4. KANTI SHARMA, SON OF TEKAN SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TARIDAVIL, DISTRICT JAMUI 5. BARHO RAM, SON OF LATE THAKURI RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TILHA DHARMASHALA, DISTRICT GAYA 6. MUNSHI SOREN, SON OF CHUNA SOREN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ASANA TARI, DISTRICT JAMUI 7. AMBU MARANDI, SON OF RAMKA MARANDI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARAN KHURIA, TOLA KOLHAYDIH, DISTRICT JAMUI 8. MANJHALA MARANDI, SON OF BARAHA MARANDI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MEGHABHARAT, DISTRICT JAMUI 9. LALCHAND SAH, SON OF LATE MUDAL SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DHIBA, POST OFFICE KESHOPUR, VIA DIGHAUR, DISTRICT JAMUI 10. KRISHNANARAYAN JHA, SON OF LATE KUSHESHWAR JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIWIPATTI, DISTRICT MADHUBANI 11. KRISHNANARAYAN JHA, SON OF LATGE KUSHESHWAR JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIWIPATTI, DISTRICT MADHUBANI 12. RAJ KISHORE SINGH, SON OF BAHADUR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PARORA TOLA, POST OFFICE KUTALUPUR, DISTRICT MUNGER 13. SHIV SHANKAR THAKUR, SON OF ANIRUDHA THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAGHAULI, DISTRICT MADHUBANI 14. RAM BALAK SINGH, SON OF LATE JAI NARAYAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SURO, POST OFFICE CHACHHAWARA, DISTRICT BEGUSARAI 15. VISHWANATH PANDEY, SON OF SHIVPUJAN PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DATAPUR, POST OFFICE BASANTPURPATTI, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR 16. NEPALI PASWAN, SON OF LATE GOVIND PASWAN 17. SHANKAR PASWAN, SON OF BULAK PASWAN 18. BADRI PASWAN, SON OF HARICHARAN PASWAN 16 TO 18 ARE RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GIDHADIH, DISTRICT JAMUI 19. JAGESHWAR SAH, SON OF LATE HEMAN SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHARGHATAA, DISTRICT JAMUI 20. GANESH CHANDRA RAUT @ GANESH RAUT, SON OF AMIN RAUT, RESIDENT OF KACHAHARI ROAD, DEOGHAR, DISTRICT DEOGHAR 21. SITARAM HANSADA, SON OF LOPSA HANSADA, RESIDENT OF VILALGE KECHUS, TOLA CHATAWA, DISTRICT JAMUI 2 22. RAMESHWAR YADAV, SON OF NANHKU YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARIARPUR, DISTRICT JAMUI 23. GIRJA YADAV, SON OF RAGHU YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAE BNIJAIYA, DISTRICT JAMUI 24. PANCHADEV RAI, SON OF RAMANAND RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BASUDEOPUR SARAI, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR 25. UDAY KANT MISHRA, SON OF LATE KAPILDEO PD. MISHRA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JAGARNATHPUR, POST OFFICE NANDLALPUR, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR 26. GANGIA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE BHIM PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GIDHADIH, DISTRICT JAMUI 27. BIRENRA KUMAR SINGH, SON OF CHANDRADEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RENUA, POST OFFICE RENUA, DISTRICT SIWAN 28. AWADHESH PAL, SON OF JAGAN PAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ITAMHA, POST OFFICE KURMA VIA NASIRGANJ, DISTRICT ROHTAS 29. LALCHAND THAKUR, SON OF GURUSAHAY THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KARAWAT, POST OFFICE BATIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 30. JAIMANGAL SINGH, SON OF RAMDEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KANDHPAKAR VIA ASAB, DISTRICT SIWAN 31. ANIL KUMAR SINGH @ ANIL KUMAR, SON OF BASANT SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JAMUAMA, POST OFFICE APASAR, DISTRICT NAWADAH 32. CHHOTE HANSADA, SON OF SITARAM HANSADA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHUKUL BADHAN, DISTRICT 33. MAHESH SINGH, SON OF RAMAMNAND SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NIJUARA VIA GIDHAUR, DISTRICT JAMUI 34. CHAKRADHAR SHARMA, SON OF SITARAM SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MARUCHAK, POST OFFICE MIRJANHAT BAUNSI ROAD, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR 35. SARYUG YADAV, SON OF GIRDHARI YADAV, RESIDENT OF BARHABANK, POST OFFICE BATIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 36. MRITUNJAY SINGH, SON OF HARIHAR SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHANDRAPURA, DISTRICT MUNGER 37. RAMCHANDRA PD. MODI, SON OF HARIHAR PD. MODI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARIMALIA, POST OFFICE GOGARI JAMALPUR, DISTRICT KHAGARIA 38. RAMESHWAR YADAV, SON OF CHETAN YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ITAWA, POST OFFICE BATIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 39. RASI MURKUR, SON OF CHHOTE MURMUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE OKHARIYA, POST OFFICE BATIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 40. BALMIKI SINGH, SON OF RAMDEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PATAUBA, VIA DON. DISTRICT SIWAN 41. RAMESHAR RAM @ RAVIDAS, SON OF BUDDHAN RAVIDAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KORI CHASAR, POST OFFICE BATIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 42. SMT. LALMUNI DEVI, WIFE OF RAJESH MEHTAR, RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 14, OLD MEENA BAZAR, DEOGHAR 43. KRISHAN CHAUBEY, SON OF RAMASHRAY CHOUBEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BISHANPURA, POST OFFICE IMADHAPUR, DISTRICT BHOJPUR 3 44. SHYAM BIHARI SHARMA, SON OF LATE CHHEDI SHARMA, RESIDENT OF BISHANPURA, DISTRICT BHOJPUR 45. RAM LAKHAN YADAV, SON OF RAM PRASAD RAI, REISDENT OF VILLAGE CHANDAULI, POST STATION UJIYARPUR, DISTRICT SAMASTIPUR 46. YOGENDRA YADAV, SON OF SUKHDEO YADAV, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAHIMPUR KHADAULI, POST STATION AND DISTRICT SAMASTIPUR 47. VIJAY SINGH, SON OF JATAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMDECHAK, POLICE STATION AND DISTRICT JEHANABAD ………………………………………………………………………PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY –CUM- COMMISSIONER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, SINCHAI BHAWAN, PATNA 3. THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, SINCHAI BHAWAN, PATNA 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES, DEOGHAR ZONE, DEOGHAR 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, BATTIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, BATTIA, DISTRICT JAMUI 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MECHANICAL DIVISION, JHAJHA …………………………………………………………………….………RESPONDENTS ******** P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN O R D E R Sheema Ali Khan, J. There are 47 petitioners in this writ application, claiming to be regularization of their services in the Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar. These petitioners are working in Jamui on daily wages as Chowkidars, Amins, Khansama, Pump Driver, Jeep Driver etc. 4 2. In view of the various decisions of this Court including the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of State of Karnataka vs. Uma Devi, reported in 2007 (3) SCC 1, the petitioners cannot claim regularization of their services as a matter of right. 3. Considering the fact aforesaid, I do not think that the petitioners would be entitled for regularization of their respective services in the Irrigation Department. 4. This writ application is accordingly dismissed. There will be no order as to costs. ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.) PATNA HIGH COURT DATED 06th May, 2010 N.A.F.R./Anand