IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4833 of 2010 1. SATYENDRA KUMAR SINHA S/O LATE JAG NARAYAN SINGH R/O "SHANTI SADAN" , EAST BUDHA COLONY , P.S.BUDHA COLONY , TOWN & DISTT-PATNA Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, P.S.KOTWALI, TOWN &DISTT-PATNA 2. CHAIRMAN , BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, P.S.KOTWALI, TOWN & DISTT-PATNA 3. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, P.S. KOTWALI, TOWN & DISTT-PATNA 02/ 29.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna (hereinafter referred to as the Board). 2. Petitioner superannuated from service of the Board with effect from 31.3.2007 while he was officiating as Chief Engineer. He has filed the writ application for a direction to the Board to consider his representation dated 7.11.2009, whereunder he has asked the Board to consider his case for promotion on the post of Chief Engineer or in the alternative to pay him the salary of the post of Chief Engineer for the period he served as Chief Engineer, as while officiating as such with effect from 2.11.2005, he superannuated with effect from 31.3.2007. 3. Counsel for the Board has opposed the prayer. He states that the request of the petitioner for grant of promotion on the post of Chief Engineer as also to pay him the salary of the post of Chief Engineer for the period he served as Chief Engineer was rejected by the Board under order dated 26.10.2007 and the order was communicated to the petitioner. 4. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the Board, I - 2 - am of the view that if the case of the petitioner has already been considered for promotion on the post of Chief Engineer as also to pay him the salary of the post of Chief Engineer for the period he served as Chief Engineer and rejected under order dated 26.10.2007, then no sooner the representation of the petitioner dated 7.11.2009 was received by the Board under registered cover, copy whereof was also appended with the writ application, it was expected of the Board to have again considered the representation in the light of the aforesaid order and result communicated to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, I direct the Board to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 7.11.2009 and pass appropriate order in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioner at his residential address under registered cover. 6. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)