IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5592 of 2002 RAM NAUMI PRASAD HARIJAN, S/O SRI DULAR HARIJAN, R/O VILLAGE-DIGWALIA, P.O.-DIGWALIA, DISTRICT-SARAN. …………………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SIWAN. 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, SIWAN. 4. THE HEAD MASTER, RAJKIYA MADHYA VIDYALAYA, SANGRAMPUR, GORIYAKOTHI, DISTRICT-SIWAN. ……………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 4 10.05.2010 The claim of petitioner in this writ application is for a direction to the respondents to give him selection grade promotion to which he claimed to be entitled since 1980 and to provide consequential reliefs. Learned counsel for the respondents has shown this Court office copy of the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent no. 3 in 2002 (copy of the same is not available on record). In the said office copy of the counter affidavit, it is said that the grievances of the petitioner has been found genuine and his claim has to be considered in accordance with law. It is said that there was some delay as the gradation list had not been finally approved by the Regional Deputy Director of Education for quite some time. In such view of the matter, no lis 2 remains in the case to be decided by this Court. The writ application is disposed of in view of the said statement made in the office copy of the counter affidavit as produced by learned counsel for the State. The order of promotion of the petitioner and for its consequential benefits if not already passed, shall be passed by the respondents preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Arvind/ (J. N. Singh, J.)