Heard counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondent- State.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed on the post of Chain Men by the Rehabilitation Officer, Kosi Project on 15.12.1981 vide Annexure-1 and his appointment was also approved by the department vide Annexure-2 dated 20.1.1982. However by office order dated 5.6.1998, the Director, Rehabilitation and Land Acquisition terminated the services of the petitioner treating it to be irregular appointment (Annexure-5). The said termination order was challenged in C.W.J.C. No. 6070 of 1998, which was allowed in his favour by quashing the order of termination of the petitioner and some other persons with a direction to the respondents to consider the matter for their regularization within stipulated period (Annexure-6, para 27(III) of the said judgment). However, an L.P.A preferred by the respondent- State of Bihar against the said judgment was allowed being L.P.A. No. 694 of 2000 (The State of Bihar Vrs. Baijnath Jha) vide judgment dated 29.1.2003(Annexure-7). The petitioner and others, thereafter preferred Civil Appeal Nos. 5682-5684 of 2004, which however were also dismissed vide Annex