IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.526 of 2011 Tapeshwar Singh, son of Late Tota Singh, Resident of Ram Jivan Chowk, Bir Kunwar Singh Colony, Hajipur, P.O. Khera Mohalla, P.S. Sadar Hajipur, District- Vaishali at Hajipur, the retired Assistant Electrical Engineer, M.R.T. Sub-Division No.1, Hazaribag Electrical Circle, Hazaribag Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through the Chairman 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna ----------- For the petitioner: Mr. S.B.K.Mangalam, Advocate For the Board: Smt. Nilu Agrawal. ------------ 2. 13.1.2011 Mr. S.B.K.Mangalam, learned counsel for the petitioner, when confronted with the fact that the matter which is presented here is a stale matter, submits that the petitioner would be satisfied if the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the authorities to consider the claim made by the petitioner for selection grade scale in the present writ petition which decision of the authorities shall be final and the petitioner may not be given the liberty to again approach this Court. This Court was not at all inclined to entertain the writ petition for a stale relief but considering the fair submission made by learned counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction 2 to the respondent-authorities to consider the claim of the petitioner for grant of selection grade scale with effect from 1.8.1998 and pay the consequential monetary benefits, if so found fit by the competent authority of the Board. It is made clear that any decision taken by the competent authority of the Board shall be final and the petitioner shall not have the liberty to approach this Court again against the order. Let the claim of the petitioner be disposed of within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. S.Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)