P.K. Balasubramanyan, C.J.

1. The Bihar Reorganization Act, 2000 brought in its wake the problem of cadre division in various services, including the All India Service in the undivided State of Bihar. In view of the bifurcation of the State the cadres had to be divided and separate allotment made in the reoganized State of Bihar and the State of Jharkhand. As per Section 72(2) of the Bihar Reorganization Act, 2000, as soon as may be after the appointed day, the Central Government had to determine by special or general order, the successor State to which every person, who immediately before the appointed day, was serving in connection with the affairs of the State of Bihar, the final allotment for service and the date with effect from which such allotment was to take effect. The appointed day was 15.11.2000, when the separate States came into existence. As regards the State Civil Services and the State Police Service, the Central Government made the final allocation by way of notifications dated 26.4.2003 and 22.4.2003 respectively. Various writ petitions were filed essentially by persons disappointed at not being allotted to the State of Jharkhand. They challenged the notifi