IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2196 of 2008 1. BANARAS PRASAD S/O SRI DAHU MAHTO, R/O VILLAGE-BHAGAWANPUR-PACHWARA, P.O. BARGAON, P.S. NALANDA, DISTRICT-NALANDA. 2. SUKHDEO RAI, S/O LATE DALO RAI, R/O VILLAGE- GARMATARI, P.O.-BALIAMARA, P.S. BANKA, DISTRICT-BANKA. 3. SURESH PRASAD SAH, S/O SRI PADARATH SAH, R/O VILLAGE-BAIDADIH, P.O.-RAM CHANDRAPUR ITAHARI, P.S. AMARPUR, DISTRICT-BANKA. 4. KEDAR PRASAD S/O LATE JANKI MAHTO, R/O VILLAGE-LODIPUR, P.O.-HULASGANJ, P.S. HULASGANJ, DISTRICT-JEHANABAD. 5. MANOJ KUMAR SINGH, S/O LATE RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-MALEPUR, P.O.- MALEPUR, P.S. JAMUI, DISTRICT-JAMUI. 6. UPENDRA NARAYAN SINGH, S/O LATE SAKHICHANDRA PRASAD, R/O VILLAGE RAIPUR, P.S.-MADHURAPUR, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. 7. NARAYAN DAS, S/O LATE SAHDEO DAS, R/O VILLAGE-TARAN, P.O. TARAN, P.S. SANHAULA, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR. 8. MD. IBRAHIM HUSSAIN, S/O MD. LATIF, R/O VILLAGE-EKDARA, P.O.-EKDARA, P.S. KAHALGAON, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. 9. KAMESHWAR SINGH, S/O LATE LAXMI SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-PHAIT, P.O.-PHAIT, P.S. BASOPATTI, DISTRICT-MADHUBANI. 10. ANIL KUMAR SINGH, S/O LATE DIP NARAYAN SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-KALYANPUR P.O. SOBHNATHPUR, P.S. KAHALGAON, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR. 11. SATYA NARAYAN MANDAL, S/O SRI BAMA MANDAL, R/O VILLAGE-FAIT, P.O. FAIT, P.S. BASOPATTI, DISTRICT-MADHUBANI. 12. SATTAN YADAV, S/O JAGESHWAR YADAV, R/O VILLAGE-JAWARIPUR, P.O. TILKA MANJHI, P.S. KOTWALI, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. 13. KALESHWAR MEHTAR @ KALESHAR MEHTAR, S/O LATE MOHAN MALLICK, R/O VILLAGE-TILKA MANJHI, P.O.-TILKA MANJHI, P.S. KOTWALI, DISTRICT-BHAGALPUR. 14. BINOD KUMAR S/O HAZARI RAM, R/O VILLAGE- VELDUMRA, P.O. BARKA DUMRA, P.S. BARKA DUMRA, DISTRICT-BHOJPUR (ARRAH). …………….Petitioners 2 Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, WATAR RESOURCES DEPTT. GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, BHAGALPUR. 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, BHAGALPUR. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, GANGA PUMP CANAL CIRCLE, BHAGALPUR. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, BHAGALPUR. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GANGA PUMP CANAL DIVISION-1, BATESHWAR ASTHAN KAHALGAON, BHAGALPUR. 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, GANGA PUMP CANAL DIVISION NO. 2, BATESHWAR ASTHAN, SHIVNARAYANPUR, BHAGALPUR. 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION NO. 2, LAXMIPUR, BANKA. ……………Respondents ----------- 04 20.04.2011 The petitioners claims that they have come within the cut off date i.e. on 11.12.1990 and fulfil the other conditions i.e. they have worked 240 days in each calendar year for five years, as such, they should be regularized in the office of the Water Resources Department at Bhagalpur. It is further submitted that a list of names has already been prepared by the State Government which includes 125 persons, for the purposes of regularization. This Court can only add that while undertaking the exercise of regularization, the Department should take into consideration the number of sanctioned posts, the date of joining of the incumbent seeking regularization, preference would be given to those persons who have joined earlier and who otherwise fulfil the other conditions as laid down by the 3 Government policy. The authorities while considering the case of the petitioners should consider the cases of all such persons who come within the aforesaid criteria. The application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. Safik (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)