(Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH

These two appeals have been preferred against one and the same order of the learned single Judge dated 26.2.2009 passed in CWJC No. 10363 of 2002.

2. The writ application being CWJC No. 10363 of 2002 was filed by the sole respondent in LPA No. 755 of 2009 (Respondent No.4 in LPA No. 652 of 2010 described hereinafter as the private respondent) challenging the Memo No. 327 dated 27.3.2002 issued by the Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, whereby the petitioner, an Assistant Engineer in the Department was dismissed from service. By the order under challenge, dated 26.2.2009, learned Single Judge has allowed the writ application and quashed the order of dismissal. During the pendency of the said writ application, in course of cadre allocation arising of out of bifurcation of the State of Bihar, the petitioner was allocated the State of Jharkhand. This is the reason why two appeals on behalf of the two States under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of Patna High Court have been filed. LPA No. 755 of 2009 has been filed on behalf of the State of Bihar, whereas LPA No. 652 of 2010 has been filed on behalf of S