IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13210 of 2010 1. BRIJ NANDAN RAM S/O SHRI RAJ KUMAR RAM VILL.- MUZAFFARPUR, P.S. NALANDA, DISTT.- NALANDA Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY MINISTRY OF CULTURE, GOVT. OF INDIA 2. DIRECTOR, NAV NALANDA MAHAVIHAR, NALANDA P.S.- NALANDA, DISTT.- NALANDA 3. REGISTRAR, NAV NALANDA MAHAVIHAR, P.S. NALANDA, DISTT.- NALANDA For the petitioner : M/s. Y.C.Verma, Sr.Adv., Atul Kumar, Advocate. For the Mahavihar : Mr. S.N. Pathak, Advocate. For the U.O.I. : Miss Kalpana, CGC. ----------- 05. 16.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Union of India and the counsel for the Nav Nalanda Mahavihar, Nalanda. 2. Counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is Group- D employee of the Nav Nalanda Mahavihar, an autonomous institution fully funded by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India and is governed by the Rules contained in the hand book of recruitment Rules, Annexure-1 to this application. It is submitted with reference to the schedule appended to the handbook that 5% post in Group-C category is reserved for being filled up by promotion from amongst group-D employees of the Mahavihar. 3. Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondent authorities to consider his case for promotion on the 5% vacancies of Group-C post reserved for Group-D employees serving in the Nav Nalanda Mahavihar. 4. Counsel for the Union, Mahavihar state that petitioner participated in the selection process for direct appointment on Group- C post and he is not likely to be selected for such appointment. Such - 2 - statement is hardly of any relevance in the present dispute as present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner praying inter alia to direct the respondent authorities to consider his case for promotion on the 5% post of Group-C reserved for Group-D employees of the Mahavihar. 5. Having heard counsel for the parties, I direct the authorities of the Nav Nalanda Mahavihar to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion against 5% reserved vacancies of Group-C post from amongst Group-D employees as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt of my order along with the representation of the petitioner for such promotion. 6. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)