IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7889 of 2009 ANANT KUMAR SINGH, S/O- LATE BANSHIDHARI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SIHI, P.O.- SIHI, DISTRICT- PATNA . Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 13-PATALIPUTRA COLONY, PATNA. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, 13 PATLIPUTRA COLONY, PATNA. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, JHARKHAND STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HINOO, RANCHI-2, 4. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER ‘MINOR’ FOREST PRODUCE PROJECT, GARHWA, P.O.- GARHWA. 5. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, MINOR FOREST PRODUCE PROJECT, DALBHUM, JAMSHEDPUR, P.O.- JAMSHEDPUR, DISTRICT- JAMSHEDPUR. 6. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, MINOR FOREST PRODUCE PROJECT, GIRIDIH DIVISION, GIRIDIH. 7. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, MINOR FOREST PRODUCE, HAZARIBAGH :--- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 5. 12.07.2010. Having heard counsel for the petitioner, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation as also the Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation it appears that petitioner has not been allowed increments with effect from 14.7.2000 as his period of absence between 14.7.2000 till 17.8.2000 has not been regularized result being that annual increments are not being given to the petitioner and he is financially suffering. At the relevant time the Jharkhand State/Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation was not created and existing, in the circumstances, the request to regularize the period of absence from 14.7.2000 till 17.8.2000 is required to be considered by the Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation, accordingly, the Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation is directed to consider the request of the petitioner for regularization of service between 14.7.2000 till 17.8.2000 and if such regularization is allowed petitioner be granted increment until creation of the Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation i.e. April, 2002 by the Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation and order be forwarded to the authorities of the Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation for grant of increment thereafter. Case of the petitioner in compliance of my order be considered by the concerned authorities within a period of two months of the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)