IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2399 of 1998 SHRI LAKSHMI NARAIN SINGH S/o Late Bujhawan Singh, resident of Rental Flat No. 109 Lohiyanagar, P.S. Kankarbagh, Dist. Patna. ………Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary (Science and Technology), New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Director of Science and Technology, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Principal, Government Polytechnic, Gulzarbagh, Patna-7. ……….Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. Awadesh Kumar Mishra, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Sanjay Prakash Verma, A.C. to G.A.-5 ---------- 9 08.11.2010 The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to consider his case for promotion to the post of Workshop Superintendent in the Government Polytechnic of the Bihar Government. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit and have opposed the writ petition. 2. A brief statement of facts essential for disposal of the writ petition may be indicated. The petitioner is a matriculate, holds a Diploma in craftsmanship, and is also in possession of electric wireman permit. He was appointed in the services of the Government of Bihar as a Foreman, and was posted as such in Government Polytechnic, Gaya, on 25.11.1966. There was an inter-departmental correspondence calling for his service record which was forwarded to the appropriate authorities under letter no. 943, 2 dated 11.08.1989 (Annexure-6). While functioning as a Foreman in Government Polytechnic, Gulzarbagh, Patna, he superannuated sometime in 1998. He was then at serial no. 19 of the combined gradation list. Persons up to serial no. 14 had already been promoted to the posts of Workshop Superintendent, and persons at serial nos. 15-18 had already superannuated from service. The petitioner was not promoted leading to the present petition. 3. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the parties. It appears that no person junior to the petitioner was promoted so long he was in service. It appears to us that persons up to serial no. 15 of the combined gradation list had been promoted while the petitioner was in service, and persons at serial nos. 15 to 18 had already superannuated. Furthermore, it appears to us from the statements made in the counter affidavit that, in view of order no. 2057, dated 01.06.1974, promotion to the post of Workshop Superintendent was done away with, and these posts were sought to be filled up by direct recruitment. It further appears to us from the counter affidavit that the minimum educational qualification for the post of Workshop 3 Superintendent was raised to M. Tech. with effect from 30.10.1991. It is thus evident that no injustice was done to the petitioner, and no interference is called for. 4. In the result we do not find any merit in the writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. In the circumstances of the case there shall be no order as to costs. Anjani/ (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J )