IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12608 of 2007 YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH, Son of Late Ram Sharan Singh, resident of Village-Nari, Police Station-Noorsarai, District-Nalanda. .................. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Chief Secretary Government of Bihar, Main Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 5. The Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. ...................Respondents. ----------- 6. 21.9.2010 In view of a categorical affidavit sworn by the Joint Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, and the statement made therein, a policy decision is required to be taken as to what would be date from which the benefit of ACP would be made available to the two kinds of P.As., one who came to be appointed after merger and two, who came to be directly recruited by the BPSC. Statement has been made that legal advice has been obtained and a policy decision will be taken by the State in due course. In this regard State is hereby directed to take a final decision within a period of four months from today and based on such a decision the benefit will either accrue or not accrue to the petitioner. The petitioner would be informed of the decision of the State within the said time-frame. The writ application is disposed of with above direction. Anj/rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)