ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant is aggrieved by an order dated 24th January, 2017, passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Patna whereunder, an intra-Court Appeal¹[LPA No. 1892 of 2015] filed by the respondent no.8 herein against an order dated 07th March, 2013, passed by the learned Single Judge in a writ petition²[CWJC No. 15685 of 2012 filed by the appellant herein was allowed and as a result thereof, the order passed by the respondent no.1-State Government in compliance of the order passed by the learned Single Judge to appoint the appellant, if his date of birth was found to be within the permissible range as on 01st January, 2011, was set aside.

3. A reference to the brief facts of the case is considered necessary. Vide memo dated 13th October, 2011, the District Employment Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah published an advertisement inviting applications from suitable candidates for appointment to the post of Amins on contractual basis. The cut off date of the age as per the District level vacancy was fixed as 40 years as on 01st January, 2011, for the Economic Backward Class³[For short the ‘EBC’] category, both males and females. The appellant