4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in the year 1988, a new mechanical circle/ division/sub division for extension and unification of mechanical organization of road construction department was created. In the year 1984, there was a government circular that no appointment under work charge establishment should be made and those work charge employees appointed till 1984 to be absorbed. In such circumstances, petitioners were engaged during the period from 1995 to 1997 on daily wages on sanctioned vacant post and continued to work. Learned counsel submits that more than 3281 posts were lying vacant in the Road Construction Department which is apparent from the order passed by this court in CWJC No. 2338 of 1998 (Etwa Oraon and Others versus State of Bihar and others) para-8. Learned counsel further submits that in the year 1997, for the purposes of regular appointment, posts were advertised in the daily newspaper Hindustan on 22.01.1997 and the petitioners applied for appointment on the said post. However, the respondent did not proceed further pursuant to the advertisement. Learned counsel further submits that a number of writ petitions were filed before this court for consideration of regularization of the various persons who are similarly situated as that of the petitioners and orders were passed for filling up the posts by advertisement. He refers to the order dated 27.11.1999 passed in CWJC No, 2338 of 1998 (R) and submits that the writ petition was itself disposed of directing the respondents including the State of Bihar to take necessary steps to filling up the post lying vacant in the road construction department and taking judicial notice of the fact that the roads of the entire state were found in dilapidated condition. The respondents were directed to fill up the vacant posts lying vacant in the department as early as possible preferably within a period of six months, if there is no other legal impediment. The learned counsel submits that in spite of such order passed long back the posts are still vacant and therefore the present writ petition has been filed. The learned counsel submits that the petitioners have filed representation before the Chief Engineer, Mechanical, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Jharkhand,
