IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16742 of 2009 CHANDRA KISHORE PRASAD S/O LATE SARYUG PRASAD R/O VILL MINAPUR, P.O. RAMPUR MINA, P.S. BARURAJ, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR AT PRESENT RESIDING IN THE MOHALLA SUBHASH NAGAR, ROAD NO. 4, FATEHPUR ROAD, BIBI GANJ, P.S. KAZI MOHAMMADPUR, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR ………… PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DY. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, CABINET SECRETARIAT, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 5. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 6. THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER OF MUZAFFARPUR DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 7. THE ENGINEER- IN-CHIEF, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 8. THE ZONAL CHIEF ENGINEER, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ZONAL OFFICE,MUZAFFARPUR …………. RESPONDENTS ----------- FOR THE PETITIONER : M/S S.P.SRIVASTAVA AND RAJIV RANJAN, ADV. FOR THE STATE : MR.LALIT KISHORE,A.A.G.-III WITH MR.ANSHUMAN SIONGH, A.C. TO A.A.G.-III ----------- 2. 21/01/2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner, in this writ application, has challenged the order dated 5.10.2009, as contained in Annexure-12. From a bare reading of Annexure-12, it appears that against one post of Personal Secretary in the Department of Personnel and - 2 - Administrative Reforms, two persons were posted. The other incumbent, namely, Manager Prasad was posted there on 5.8.2009 and he joined, whereas petitioner ultimately submitted his joining there on 22.8.2009. Since there was only one post, by the impugned order, services of the petitioner have been placed under the Department. Petitioner apprehends that he may remain without a posting indefinitely which may delay in payment of his salary etc. In view of apprehension of petitioner, this Court directs the respondents to grant petitioner suitable posting as early as possible and preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)