IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6371 of 2009 BASANT PRASAD SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 20/5/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Grievance of the petitioner in this writ application is confined to promotion to the post of Junior Accounts Clerk. Case of the petitioner is that though he has been officiating against the higher post of clerk by way of deputation for a long period, the persons junior to him have already been given regular promotion. If the facts stated by the petitioner are correct the head of the department, being Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, Rural Works Department, Bihar, Patna should himself look into the matter to find out as to whether the petitioner fulfills the requirement for the post of Junior Accounts Clerk and whether he has been superseded by his junior. That being so, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a representation to the Secretary of the Department ( respondent no.2), who must dispose it of by passing a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation by the petitioner. If, however, the petitioner is found to be entitled for promotion, the same must be given to him within the next two months. 2 With the aforementioned observations/directions this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)