IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10256 of 1992 1. SALIL KANTI SAHA, Son of Late R.R. Saha, R/O Nala Road, Kadamkuan, P.S. Kadamkuan, Town & Distt- Patna. 2. Punjab National Bank Officers Association (Bihar) through its General Secretary, E.T.K. Nambiyar, Son of Krishna Nambiyar R/O S.K. Puri, P.S. S.K.Puri, Town & District- Patna. …………………..……Petitioners Versus 1. PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK through its Chairman, 7- Bhikaji Cama Palace, Africa Avenue, New Delhi. 2. The General Manager (P), Punjab National Bank, Bhikhaji Cama Palace, H.O. New Delhi. 3. The Zonal Manager, Punjab National Bank, Bihar Zone, Chanakya Place, R.Block, Patna. 4. The Regional Manager, Patna ‘A’ Region, Punjab National Bank, Shahi Building, Exhibition Road, Patna ……….……………………..Respondents. ----------- 7. 19-Feb-2010 Nobody appears on behalf of petitioners to press this writ petition. This case is of the year 1992 and relates to procedure prescribed by the Respondent-Bank for promotion from Scale-II to Scale-III. There is no interim order and there can be no doubt that on account of passage of 18 years of time the claim of the petitioners in the matter of promotion from Scale-II to Scale-III can no longer be alive after lapse of such a long time. Considering all the facts and circumstances, we are of the view that the writ petition is not being pressed 2 because it has lost its utility. It is, accordingly, dismissed. perwez (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)