IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12100 of 2010 RAM LAKHAN PASWAN, SON OF LATE AGNU PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DESHNA, P.O. DESHNA, P.S. ASTHAWAN, DISTRICT NALANDA, BIHAR SHARIF, AT PRESENT WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT, IN THE OFFICE OF ZILA PARISHAD, NALANDA, BIHAR SHARIF. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE SECRETARY, PANCHAYATI RAJ DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER-CUM- CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILA PARISHAD NALANDA, BIHAR SHARIF. 4. THE DIRECTOR, PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE ZILA PARISHAD NALANDA, THROUGHT ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NALANDA, BIAHR SHARIF. For the Petitioner : Sri Kaushalesh Choudhary, advocate. For the Zila Parishad : Mr. A.P. Sinha, advocate. For the State : Mrs. Archana Sinha, AC to GP-14. ----------- 02. 30.07.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the counsel for the Zila Parishad, Nalanda. 2. Petitioner is serving as Assistant in the Zila Parishad, Nalanda. He has filed this writ application praying inter alia to direct the authorities of the State to consider his case for exemption from passing the departmental examination in the light of the circular of the State Government dated 9.11.1983, 15.5.1992 and 10.7.2007, Annexure-1 series as he has already attained the age of 50 years and thereafter to direct the authorities of the Zila Parishad to consider his case for 2 promotion on the post of Head Clerk-cum-Accountant. 3. For the two reliefs prayed for in this application petitioner has also filed representation before the authorities, copy whereof is not placed on record but considering the fact that the Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Nalanda under letter No.576 dated 24.12.2007, Annexure-3 has recommended to the Director, Panchayati Raj that petitioner be exempted from passing the departmental examination it is directed that the Director, Panchayati Raj consider the recommendation of the Deputy Development Commissioner contained in letter dated 24.12.2007, Annexure-3 and pass appropriate order in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Director, Panchayati Raj. In case, exemption is allowed, it goes without saying that Deputy Development Commissioner shall consider the case of the petitioner for grant of promotion on the post of Head Clerk-cum-Accountant. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)