IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13083 of 2009 NAND GOPAL PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 12.10.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The claim in this writ application is for grant of ACP benefits to the petitioner from 9.8.1999 as granted to his juniors and consequent re-fixation of the pensionary and other benefits pursuant to his retirement on 1.8.2008. The petitioner claims that he was appointed as a Clerk in 1973 in the Department of Minor Irrigation, merged into Water Development Corporation whereafter his services along with others were provisionally adjusted in the P.F. Directorate and they continued to discharges their duties and as such followed by permanent adjustment on 7.10.2006. He has cleared Hindi Noting and Drafting Examination in 1976 and the Final Accounts Examination in 1991. Strong reliance is placed on an order of this Court in CWJC No. 116 of 2007 giving certain directions with regard to computation of past services for the purpose of grant of ACP benefits to similarly situated persons and directions to take decision thereupon. Counsel for the State has no objection to the disposal of this writ application with similar directions as contained in CWJC No. 116 of 2007. If the respondents be of the opinion that the petitioner is not similarly situated they shall be required to furnish him the materials for such difference of opinion and grant him the personal hearing if he requests only whereafter they shall pass a reasoned and speaking order on any such difference they so opine. If the respondents are satisfied that the petitioner is similarly situated this Court hopes and expects that they shall accord him similar treatment. Let such final appropriate decision be taken by the authorities within a maximum period of two months as also directed earlier from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. This writ application stands disposed with the above observations. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)