IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1712 of 2006 Sushil Kumar Singh, Son of late Baban Singh, Resident of Village Dhanupara, P.S. Ara Town, District Bhojpur (Bihar). --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The V.C., Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara, Bhojpur. 2. The Registrar, Veer Kunwar Singh University, Ara, Bhojpur. 3. The Principal, Jag Jiwan College, Ara, Bhojpur. --------- Respondents ----------- 2 25.08.2010 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the University is also not present. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “1(I) Issuance of a writ/writs, order/orders in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondent authorities to promote the petitioner either to the post of Head Clerk or Accountant in Jag Jiwan College, Ara, Bhojpur. (II) Issuance of a writ/writs, order/orders in the nature of mandamus commanding the Respondent authorities to pay the salary according to the pay scale of Head Clerk since 1987 to the petitioner.” From reading of the writ application and the documents appended thereto, it would be clear that the case of the petitioner for 2 promotion on the post of Head Assistant or Accountant, despite being recommended by the Principal of the College, has remained pending for at least last fifteen years. Had a counter affidavit been filed, probably the issue could have been clear but in absence of the counter affidavit, which could not be filed even in a space of more than four and half years, this Court will have to proceed that the case of promotion of the petitioner has not been decided as yet. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct the Vice Chancellor of the Veer Kunwar Singh University to consider the grievance of the petitioner for his promotion as raised in this writ application. Let it be made clear that this Court in absence of the counter affidavit has not gone into the correctness of such claim of the petitioner and therefore, it would be open for the Vice Chancellor of the University to pass his own order strictly in accordance with law. This exercise, however, must be completed within a period of six months from 3 the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)