IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5779 of 2003 Prem Nath Jha S/O Shri Narnath Jha, resident of Village- Tharhi, P.S. Andhra Tharhi, District- Madhubani, presently residing at Qr. No. D/23 B.S.E.B. colony, New Punaichak, P.S. Shashtri Nagar, District- Patna ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna through its Chairman. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna-1 3. The Joint Secretary, B.S.E.B. Patna 4. Mr. Dharmadeo Das S/o not known to the petitioner, present posted as Jointer Secretary in the B.S.E. Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna --- Respondents. ------------- 13. 20.10.2008 Heard Dr. Maya Nand Jha for the petitioner, and Mr. Chitranjan Sinha for the respondent Bihar State Electricity Board and its functionaries. The petitioner is an employee of the Bihar State Electricity Board and had commenced service as a class III employee. He was promoted from step to step at different stages. The present writ petition in substance raises two-fold grievances, namely, he has been denied promotion to the posts of Under Secretary and Joint Secretary. During the pendency of the present proceedings, he has been promoted to the post of Under Secretary from the due date. He has also been granted provisional promotion to the post of Joint Secretary on ad hoc basis, vide Board’s Notification no.679, dated 16.10.2008, as contained in Annexure S to the 4th supplementary counter affidavit of the respondents Board. The same, inter alia, states that the petitioner had not completed the 2 Kalawadhi of three years from the date of promotion to the post of Under Secretary to that of Joint Secretary. However , the Board has relaxed the same and decided to promote the petitioner after completion of two years and six months. The petitioner feels satisfied with the same . He, however, raises a grievance with respect to the tenor of the order. In his submission it has not been stated that the money benefits due to him after promotion as Joint Secretary does not seem to flow from the terms of the order. It also gives him provisional promotion on ad hoc basis. In so far as the first issue is concerned, learned counsel for the respondents submits with his usual fairness that the money benefits shall flow as per the entitlement from the date the petitioner has joined as Joint Secretary. In so far as second issue is concerned, the order may be inartistically worded but does not in substance seem to adversely affect him. However, if any of those two matters give rise to any grievance in future, it will be open to the petitioner to submit a representation before the Chairman who shall dispose of the same by a reasoned order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar , J.)