JUDGMENT :

RAVI RANJAN, J.

1. The following issues have been referred by a learned Single Judge of this Court to a Division Bench:

(i) Whether the judgment and the order passed in W.P. (S) No. 2928 of 2008 dated 20.09.2008 or the judgment dated 19th August 1999 passed by the Division Bench of the then Ranchi Bench of Patna High Court in LPA No. 47 of 1999 (R) in the Case of Gautam Singh vs. Central Coalfields Limited will govern the field in respect of payment of Court Fee in writ applications where there are more than one writ petitioner in a single writ petition.

(ii) Whether the stamp reporter is duty bound to point out the defect mandatorily if only one set of Court Fee is filed in a writ application when there are more than one writ petitioner and it is only the “Taxing Officer” or the Court who can ignore the said defect/exempt payment of additional set of Court Fee.

2. Both the writ petitions have been filed inter-alia for grant of following reliefs:

(i) For direction to the respondents to take step for absorption of the service of the petitioners, who are working as Para Teachers as permanent regular teacher taking same and similar decision taken by the other State Governments su