The Court

1. This appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters patent is directed against the judgment dated 7th August, 2001 by a learned Single Judge of this Court in a group of two writ applications (CWJC No. 2202 of 2001 and W.P.(s) 2692 of 2001 reported in 2001 (3) JCR 155) whereby the learned Single Judge by holding and declar-ing that the State of Bihar has no jurisdiction to take disciplinary action against the respondent-writ petitioners, has quashed and set aside the impugned order of suspension passed by the Government of Bihar, but by giving liberty to the State of Jharkhand to pass any appropriate order in accordance with law. if it so chooses.

2. The facts of the case lie in a very narrow compass. Both the respondent- petitioners after 15.11.2000 were admittedly posted in the territories which, from that date, form a part of the State of Jharkhand. Even though they were serving in such territories forming part of the State of Jharkhand, the State of Bihar passed order dated 20.5.2001 (In CWJC No. 2202 of 2001) and order dated 5.5.2001 (in WP(s) No. 2692 of 2001) whereby the writ petitioner- respondents in the aforesaid two writ petitions were suspended by the State of