IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1421 of 2010 1. DWARIKA PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE JAGDEEP NARAIN R/O VILL &P.O.SIKATHI,P.S.DHANSOIN ,DISTT-BUXAR(BIHAR) WORKING IN PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (PHED)AS CHIEF ENGINEER PRESENTLY WAITING FOR POSTING IN HEAD QUARTER, NIRMAN BHAWAN, CAMPUS, BAILEY ROAD,PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF BIHAR, MAIN(OLD)SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEEERING DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF BIHAR,NIRMAN BHAWAN CAMPUS, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 3. JOINT SECRETARY , PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT GOVT.OF BIHAR,NIRMAN BHAWAN CAMPUS, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA ----------- 2. 26.07.2010 Heard leaned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner claiming tobe senior most Chief Engineer in the Public Health and Engineering Department claims to be considered for promotion to the post of Engineer in Chief after the superannuation of erstwhile incumbent on 31.12.2009. His representations having evoked no response he has filed the present writ application. The counter affidavit of the respondents states at Paragraph 12 that an order of censure has been passed against the petitioner to be entered in his confidential roll for the year 2008-2009. It debars him to be considered for promotion for the next three years and he shall be eligible to be considered after 2012. A rejoinder is filed on behalf of the petitioner enclosing an order dated 5.7.2010 passed in CWJC No. 13702 of 2008 preferred by the petitioner by which the order of censure dated 29.7.2008 by resolution no. 309 has been quashed. The writ application stands allowed with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for such promotion within a maximum period of two months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)