CAV JUDGMENT

Date : 17-05-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State in all these writ applications.

2. Since these matters are involving a common issue, these writ applications have been heard together on the request of the parties and are being disposed of by this common judgment. For reference C.W.J.C. No. 6277 of 2020 (Mukesh Kumar vs.

The State of Bihar & Ors.) has been taken as the lead case.

3. The petitioners in the present case are seeking the following reliefs:-

“(i) Writ of certiorari for quashing setting aside the letter no. 1041 dated 07.02.2020 issued by the Additional Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna (Annexure-3) by which the representation filed by the petitioners in compliance of the order dated 29.08.20219 passed in CWJC NO. 2469/2019 have been rejected and be pleased to quash paragraph no. 5(ii) of Memo No. 3111 dated 25.03.2015 issued by the Secretary (Expenditure) Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna (Annexure-13) by which the actual date of demerger is wrongly shifted from 25.03.2015 to 28.09.1999 and the accounts clerk appointed after 28.09.1999 is ordered to be treated as Junior Accounts Clerk with re