IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.11683 OF 2007 SACHCHINDRA KUMAR, S/O LATE JEEV LAL DAS, R/O VILLAGE REWAICH (WARD NO. 3), PS.BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. …………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.TEH DISTRICT BOARD THROUGH IT’S CHAIRMAN, PATNA. 3.THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, PATNA. 5.TEH AREA EDUCATION OFFICER, BARH, PATNA. 6.SMT. USHA KUMARI, ASSTT. TEACHER, MIDDLE SCHOOL, ATHMALGOLA, BARH-2, PATNA. ………………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03/ 08.11.2011 Heard counsel for the parties. The prayer of the petitioner assailing the adhoc arrangement on the post of Headmaster has definitely now become infructuous, if not academic in view of the retirement of the petitioner taking place during the pendency of this writ application on 31.12.2008. As with regard to his another grievance for promotion in the B.A trained scale, the petitioner is to be strictly governed by the observation and direction given by the judgment of the Full Bench in the case of Ram Nath Singh & Ors vs The State of Bihar & Ors, 2009(3) PLJR 384. If therefore, the petitioner who is 2 now a retired person would approach the Competent Authority for consideration of his claim for promotion in the B.A trained scale, the same shall be decided strictly in accordance with law and the principles laid down by the Full Bench of this Court in the case of Ram Nath Singh (supra) preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)