[Civil Appeal No. 9018 of 2013 arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 13072 of 2006]. [Civil Appeal No. 9019 of 2013 arising out of S.L.P. (Civil) No. 21009 of 2006]. The respondents knocked at the doors of the High Court of Jharkhand for issue of an appropriate writ directing the respondents therein not to act on the guidelines contained in letter No. 28/43/2004-SRS dated 29.3.2005 and further to allow them to continue in service of the State till they attain the age of sixty years and to pay them salary of the intervening period. The question that was involved before the High Court was whether the Government servants, who were provisionally allocated and posted under the State of Jharkhand and attained the age of 58 years between 26.10.2004 and 23.3.2005 and finally their services were allocated to the State of Bihar on the basis of Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 (for short "the 2000 Act"), should be allowed to continue in the service till they attain the age of sixty years. The High Court referred to the fact- situation, the prescription of age, the notification issued by the Central Government under Section 72(2) of the 2000 Act, the final allocation of service and the notification No. 28/43/2004-SRS dated 29.3.2005 and thereafter reproduced the said notification which gave rise to the controversy.
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