IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17078 of 2008 AKMAL KAZMI, son of Late Syed Sadruddin, resident of Madarsa Road, Kabir Colony, P.O./P.S./Town-Sasaram, District Rohtas. ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Secretary, Department of Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Madhyamik Siksha, Department of Education, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Deputy Director, Madhyamik Siksha, Department of Education, Patna. 5. The District Education Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram. 6. The Accountant General, Bihar, Beer Chand Patel Marg, Patna. ----Respondents ----------- 2. 13.8.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner joined as an Assistant Teacher in Talat Rashtriya Middle School, Sasaram on being appointed by the Managing Committee of the said School vide letter no.4 dated 24th of March, 1970. The aforesaid School was finally taken over by the Government of Bihar with effect from 8.5.1976 vide letter no.1889 dated 8.5.1976. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that for the purpose of calculating the pensionary benefits, the services of the petitioner should have been taken into consideration with effect from 1.4.1970 when the petitioner joined the post in question and as such the petitioner has represented before respondent no.3 vide his representation dated 4.11.2008, as contained in Annexure 5, which, according to the petitioner, has remained unconsidered as yet. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner 2 submits that for expeditious disposal of the grievances as raised in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the Director, Madhyamik Shiksha, Department of Education, Bihar, Patna (respondent no.3). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents in support of his claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of four weeks, the respondent no.3 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner could be redressed without delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)