IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1597 of 2007 Jallandhar Singh, son of late Dwarka Singh, Resident of Lallu Pokhar, Teen Batia, Police station Kasim Bazar, District Munger. --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Home Department, Patna. 3. The Inspector of General (Prisons), Bihar, Patna. 4. Jain Superintendent, Sub-Jail, Supaul. ---------- Respondents ----------- 2 26.08.2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State is also not present. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “1(i) Issuance of an Order, Direction or Writ including writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondent of Grant the petitioner Second Time Bound Promotion. (ii) Issuance of an Order, Direction or Writ including Writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondents to pay the Travel Allowance (T.A.) from Bhagalpur to Sakhisarai in September 1998 and from Sakhisarai to Munger in February, 1999. (iii) Issuance of an Order, Direction or Writ including Writ in the nature of Mandamus commanding the Respondents to grant the petitioner benefits of the ACP Scheme.” Had there been a counter affidavit with regard to the aforementioned relief 2 prayed by the petitioner in this writ application, the same could have been adjudicated and decided but, when in a period of more than three and half years of filing of this writ application, even a counter affidavit has not been filed till date, this Court, instead of keeping the writ application pending, would direct the respondent no.3 to consider the aforesaid grievance of the petitioner and pass appropriate order within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is, however, made clear that this Court has expressed no opinion on the merit of the claim of the petitioner and has simply remitted the matter back to the respondent no.3 for taking his own independent decision strictly in accordance with law. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)