IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8391 of 2007. 1. DR.NARENDRA KUMAR, SON OF JATAHU PANDIT, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-KHAIRI, P.O.-BAINI, P.S.-BAINI, O.P. TAJPUR, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. 2. DR. JAGANNATH THAKUR, SON OF LATE DHANNU THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE+P.O.-MOHANPUR, VIA-KASHIPUR, P.S.-MUFASSIL, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. 3. DR. RAMDEO SINGH, SON OF RAGHUNANDAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-RAJKHA RAMPUR, P.O.- MORWA, P.S. TAJPUR, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR. 4. DR. SACHINDAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE SATYADEO PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE+ P.O.- KISHANPUR, P.S. BARIS NAGAR, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. 5. DR. ALOK KUMAR ROY, SON OF LATE NALINI BIHARI ROY, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA- BAHADURPUR, WARD NO. 21, P.O. AND P.S. SAMASTIPUR, DISTRICT-SAMASTIPUR. 6. DR. BALESHWAR SAH, SON OF RAM LAGAN SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-MURAHAR LOCHANPUR, P.O.-MALPUR AGRAIL, P.S. SAKRA, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. 7. DR. SUDHIST PRASAD, SON OF SRI SARYUG PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-CHAKRABE MANIYARI, P.O.-CHANDANPATTI, P.S.-SAKRA, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. 8. DR. BIRENDRA KUMAR CHAUDHARY, SON OF SRI RAGHUNANDAN CHAUDHARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-GOIET, P.O.-DIHULI, P.S.-SAKRA, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. 9. DR. SUNIL KUMAR VERMA, SON OF SRI RAMCHANDRA PRASAD VERMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-MISRAULIA DIH, P.O.-CHANDANPATTI, P.S. SAKRA, DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. 10. DR. SURENDRA SINGH, SON OF LATE THAKURI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE+ P.O.-BISHNUPUR BATHUA, VIA-DIGHARA, P.S, PUSSA, DISTRICT- SAMASTIPUR. 11. DR. RAM BILAS SINGH, SON OF SRI CHATURBHUJ SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE+ P.O.- SARMASTPUR P.S.-SAKRA, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR. …PETITIONERS. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SECRETARY AND COMMISSIONER, HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION (DESI CHIKITSA), GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. DIRECTOR, DESI CHIKITSA, GOVT. OF BIHAR. 4. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, HOMEOPATH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 5. ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION, BIHAR, VTH FLOOR, BIHAR STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION BHAWAN, FRASER ROAD, PATNA.- 800001, THROUGH ITS ACTING DIRECTOR. 6. ACTING DIRECTOR, ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION, BIHAR, STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION BHAWAN, FRASER ROAD, PATNA. ………………………RESPONDENTS. ------------------- 04/ 20.12.2011 Heard counsel for the parties. Counsel for the State would submit that the advertisement contained in Annexure- 5 has not been acted upon and in fact after cancelling the same a fresh advertisement was published in the year 2008 on the basis of which all appointments have been made. That being so, if the advertisement contained in Annexure-5 is no longer in existence, this Court would not like to make any academic exercise as to whether the degree of D.H.M.S is equivalent to B.H.M.S. This question however, will remain open if and when a fresh advertisement is published by the Government of Bihar and/or appointing Authority for appointment on the post of homeopathic doctor. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)