IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.82 of 2007 VAKIL SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner: M/s.D.K.Prasad Sinha & B.Prasad, Advocates For the Respondents: Mr.S.K.Mandal S.C.-15 Dr. A.Shakoor JC to SC-15 -------- 3 17.9.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The claim of the petitioner is that he was entitled to grant of second time bound promotion after completion of 25 years of service under the respondent Land Development Bank. Petitioner entered the service in the bank way back in the year, 1972. It is also his case that he has made his claim before the respondent on many a occasions in the past but except of empty assurance no kind of final decision was ever taken in this regard. The last of the representation addressed to the Managing Director is contained in annexure-3 as some kind of endorsement of receipt is recorded on 19.10.2006. The respondents would not take a decision on the claim of the petitioner. Despite indulgence granted by the Court no counter affidavit is filed by the respondents. In absence of any averment and the version of the respondent being available on record the Court finds some difficulty in passing any categorical order at this stage. But the writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the Managing Director, respondent no. 4 that he shall examine the claim of the - 2 - petitioner in terms of his representation dated 16.10.2006 contained in annexure-3 and will decide the issue within a period of three months from the date of communication/ production of a copy of this order. Needless to say that if the claim of the petitioner is found to be in order he is duty bound to make payment which will accrue if the petitioner is held to be entitled to the second time bound promotion after having completed 25 years of service. This writ application is disposed of with the direction above. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)