IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.259 of 2011 1. BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMANT, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, PATNA 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE JOINT SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER ( PLANNING ), BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD,PATNA…APPELLANTS Versus RAGHUNATH SINGH, SON OF LATE KISHORI SINGH, R/O MOHALLA SAKETPURI SOUTH OF BAZAR SAMITI, P.O. RAJENDRA NAGAR, P.S. BAHADURPUR, DISTRICT- PATNA………………………………………… RESPONDENT ----------- 4 10-5-2011 Heard learned Sr. Counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the respondent. The judgment and order under appeal is a common judgment disposing of two writ petitions. This appeal is confined to writ petition bearing C.W.J.C. No. 7311 of 2010 wherein the challenge was to an order dated 18-2-2010 (Annexure-7) whereby application for grant of promotion of the writ petitioner was rejected on the ground that while exonerating the writ petitioner in the disciplinary proceeding, there was no direction for grant of consequential benefit in respect of seniority or promotion. The learned writ court found the stand of the appellant concerned contrary to law and directed that since 2 the petitioner was suspended and subjected to the departmental proceeding and during the pendency of the same he could not be promoted while his juniors were promoted, now when he has been exonerated of the charges, he has to be considered for promotion with effect from the date his immediate juniors were promoted. In the facts of the case, we are in agreement with the view of the learned single Judge. This appeal is, therefore, dismissed. It is clarified that the direction for considering the case of the petitioner as made by the learned single Judge amounts to a direction for just consideration on the basis of all the relevant materials. Naresh ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan,J)