IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16282 of 2009 1. GORAKH NATH CHOUDHARY S/O LATE SHIVA DASH CHOUDHARY R/OVILL +P.O. KARWAN, P.S.ARAH MUFFASIL, DISTT- BHOJPUR(ARAH) Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER- CUM-PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPTT. GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPTT. DEHRI 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SONE CANAL DIVISION, ARAH ----------- 2. 7.1.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, who retired from the post of Clerk in the Revenue Division on 31.01.2005 and claims to have been granted first time bound promotion from 3.4.1989, has come to this Court aggrieved when his repeated representations at Annexure-3 ‘series’ to be considered for grant of ACP benefits and consequential revision of his pensionary and other retrial dues, has evoked no response. The writ application is disposed with directions to the respondents to decide the claim of the petitioner for grant of ACP benefits by a reasoned and speaking order within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This Court expects that if the respondents find justification in his claim or part of the claim, appropriate consequential orders for monetary benefits 2 inclusive of revision of his retrial dues shall also be passed simultaneously without exposing the petitioner to the need for further unnecessary litigation when pension is his only source of livelihood after superannuation. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)