IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11760 of 2009 1. BINOD KUMAR, Son of late Jagdish Prasad, resident of Village- Balua, P.O.- Belhari, P.S.- Belaganj, District- Gaya, at present posted as Accounts Clerk in the office of Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Gaya, P.S. and District- Gaya. 2. Balmiki Maharaj, Son of late Bhola Maharaj, resident of Village and P.O.- Sanha, P.S.- Sahibpur Kamal, District- Begusarai, at present posted as Accounts Clerk, Block Office- Bodh- Gaya, District- Gaya :----- Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Principal Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Secretary, Labour, Employment and Training Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 6. The Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 7. The Director, Social Securities, Government of Bihar, Labour Building, Patna. 8. The Additional Secretary, Social Security Directorate, Labour Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 9. The Commissioner, Magadh Division, Gaya. 10. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Gaya. 11. The Deputy Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna :----- Respondents. ----------- 4. 11.09.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are aggrieved by the resolution of the Government bearing Memo No. 456 dated 25.04.2007, Annexure-1, whereunder Accounts Clerks appointed in the Social Security Pension Scheme have been merged with the Upper Division Clerks of the Collectorat as the appointing and controlling officer of the Accounts Clerks and the Upper Division Clerks is the District Magistrate who also maintains their seniority list and issue order for their posting and in consideration of the said fact that the Accounts Clerk and the Head Clerks are in the pay-scale of Rs. 4,000- 6,000/- the Government has taken decision to merge the two cadres so that they are governed by common service condition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners assailed the resolution of the Government on the ground that after the merger the seniority of the petitioners-Accounts Clerk shall be affected. Such submission has no force in view of the specific clause (?k) of the resolution which says that after merger the seniority of the members of the two cadre shall be governed by the date of appointment. 4. In the circumstances, I do not see any illegality in the resolution of the Government merging the two cadres of Accounts Clerk with the Head Clerks and the writ petition is dismissed. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)