IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No.8323 of 2008 Dr.Vishwanath Rai, son of Late Ram Chandra Rai, resident of village Karimuddinpur, P.S. Karimuddinpur, District- Ghajipur (U.P.) ………… Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary, Medical Education, Indigenous Medicine, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3.Joint Secretary, Medical Education Indigenous Medicine, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4.Deputy Secretary, Medical Education Indigenous Medicine, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 5.Director, Medical Education Indigenous Medicine, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 6.Mr.Sachida Nand Rai, son of not known to the petitioner, present posted at District Indigenous Medical Officer, Madhepura. …………… Respondents -------------- 3. 27/07/2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner confines the prayer of the petitioner in this writ application only for a direction that the post of Manager in the State Pharmacy of Ayurvedik and Unaani Medicine, Bihar, Patna be directed to be filled up on regular basis within shortest possible time considering the cases of all eligible persons including petitioner. He submits that since last almost a decade no regular Manager has been appointed in the State Pharmacy and the post is being managed by ad hoc arrangement by the petitioner as a working arrangement. He submits that as the petitioner has not been appointed on the post on regular basis, he is 2 being deprived of the benefit of the post although he has been managing the work of the post for the last several years. Learned counsel for the respondents has no objection to the said prayer of the petitioner. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take all steps to fill up the post of Manager in the State Pharmacy of Ayurvedik and Unaani Medicine on regular basis in accordance with law and after considering all eligible persons. In the process, if the petitioner is found eligible, he shall also be considered. Respondents must proceed expeditiously in the matter and make all endeavours to fill up the post on regular basis, preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)