ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH, J.

1. Since common question of law is involved in these cases, this order shall dispose of all these cases.

2. Under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, LPA No. 1305 of 2013 has been preferred by the erstwhile Bihar State Electricity Board (for short ‘the Board’) against the order dated 13.08.2012 passed by the learned Single Judge in the writ petition bearing CWJC No. 9329 of 2012.

3. Under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, LPA No. 1608 of 2014 has been filed by the State of Bihar challenging the aforestated order dated 13.08.2012 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC No. 9329 of 2012 to the extent whereby circular no.937 dated 23.06.2005 issued under the signature of the Joint Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Government of Bihar by which a decision had been taken that if a government servant marries while earlier marriage is subsisting without the permission of the government, then such spouse and the ward of such spouse would be disentitled for appointment on compassionate ground.

4. Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, CWJC No. 11445 of 2010 has been filed by the petitioner, a minor, under the guardianship of his