IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1778 of 2007 Dr. Devendra Nath Singh, Son of late Nand Kishore Singh, resident of Village Baraini, P.S. Kachhwa Road, District Mirjapur, Uttar Pradesh. ----- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar (through the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare) Department, Government of Bihar, Office situated in New Secretariat, Building, P.S. Sachivalaya, Patna. 2. Deputy Secretary to the Government of Bihar, Department of Health (Medical Education, Family Welfare) Office situated in New Secretariat Building, P.S. Sachivalaya, Patna, District Patna. 3. The Principal, Darbhanga Medical College at Laheriasarai. 4. Accountant General Bihar, Office situated in Birchand Patel Marg, Patna, District Patna. ----------- Respondents ----------- 2 26.08.2010 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State as also taking into account that now the petitioner’s promotion in view of the new 1997 Rules and its amendment made by notification dated 22.3.2004 on the post of Professor is not possible, inasmuch as, the issue also stands concluded by an order of this Court dated 10.1.2000 in CWJC No. 10684 of 1996 (Dr. Lala Sumanendra Nath Vs. State of Bihar & Ors.), this writ application must be held to be misconceived and it is, accordingly, dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)