V.K. Gupta, C.J.

1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by way of a Public Interest Litigation matter has been filed by the petitioner, inter alia claiming the relief of the issuance of a writ of mandamus upon the State of Jharkhand and its functionaries to appoint persons of impeccable and highest integrity, with unblemished past service career, and proven competence and having specialised knowledge in their respective fields to the posts of Chairman and Members of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board. Even though in the cause title of the writ application, appointments on the posts of Chairman/Managing Directors and Members/Directors of various Boards/Corporations in the State have been mentioned as coming within the scope of this petition, but during the course of hearing, the petitioner confined, restricted arid limited his prayer with respect to the aforesaid Public Offices of Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB. in short) only.

2. The State of Jharkhand came into existence on the 15th November, 2000 by virtue of the provisions contained in the Bihar Re-organisation Act, 2000. Because a new State has come into being, undoubtedly and obviousl