IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8083 of 1992 1.KRISHNA NAND VERMA SON OF LATE BRAHMDEO NARAIN VERMA RESIDENT OF MOHALLA JAI PRABHA NAGAR POLICE STATION JAKKANPUR,TOWN AND DISTRICT PATNA ----- PETITIONER Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, HOME (POLICE) DEPARTMENT, MAIN SECRETARIAT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR,PATNA 2.THE DIRECTOR, STATE SAINIK WELFARE, DIRECOTORATE, HOME (POLICE) DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR,MAIN SECRETARIAT,PATNA 3.SHRI RAM NATH SINGH 4.SHRI BRAJ KISHORE JHA 5.SHRI BABU NANDAN SINGH 6.SHRI PANCHANAN GORAI FATHER’S NAME OF RESPONDENT NOS.3 TO 6 NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT NOS. 3 TO 6 ARE ASSISTNATS, POSTED IN THE STATE SAINIK WELFARE DIRECTORATE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR,MAIN SECRETARIAT,PATNA 7.SECRETARY, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR,MAIN SECRETARIAT,PATNA ------------ RESPONDENTS ----------- 14/ 16.09.2009 Heard Mr.Alok for the petitioner, and Mr.Prabhakar Tekrival, Government Advocate No.1 for the respondents. This writ petitioner raises a grievance that respondent no. 3 to 6 have been illegally appointed against the posts of Assistant (also known as Secretariat Assistant), without considering the petitioner’s case and in violation of the rules of appointment. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears that appointment to the posts in question, 2 namely, Assistant in the Sainik Nirdeshalaya, the candidate must have served as clerk in Armed Forces, but the petitioner did not fulfil this eligibility criterion. Furthermore, respondent nos. 3 to 6 were senior to the petitioner. It thus appears to us that the appointments of respondent nos. 3 to 6 cannot be faulted. There is no merit in the writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. ( S.K.Katriar,J.) Tahir/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)