IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7943 of 2003 VISHNUDEO PASWAN S/O late Girdhari Paswan resident of C/20 Road no.4 Punaichak, P.S. Shastri Nagar District Patna 800001. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna- 800001. 2.The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-8000001. 3.The Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-80001. 4.The Departmental Promotion Committee through its Chairman, the Member Board of Revenue, Old Secretariat, Patna. ----------- 4 5/1/2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate writ(s) orders or directions commanding the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion on the post of Under Secretary with effect from 28.7.03 the date from which others similarly situated persons were promoted, deleting the name of the petitioner from consideration zone of the Registrar rank officers on the ground that prima-facie charge is made out against the petitioner due to connivance of the staff of the personal department as the charge leveled against the petitioner is at initial stage of enquiry and no enquiry report has been submitted only then the prima-facie charge is made out and then the case of the petitioner could have been deleted from the consideration zone and sealed cover promotion could have been given but at this stage the petitioner’s case is clear and as such direction may be given after consideration to promote the petitioner on 2 the post of Under Secretary in the next D.P.C. meeting to be held to consider the case of the officer’s posted in Jharkhand state and the list of promotion be published alongwith the name of the petitioner.” Counsel for the petitioner submits that during pendency of this writ application the petitioner was given ad-hoc promotion with effect from 3.9.2004 and regular promotion with effect from 12th December, 2006, but then the authorities have not cared to pay the financial benefits of such promotion for the period from 3.7.2004 to 11.12.2006. In the opinion of this Court for this part of grievance which cannot be made subject matter of this writ application the petitioner may approach the authorities who would decide the matter in accordance with law. With the aforementioned observation/direction this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)