IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1581 of 2009 Jawahar Pandit, son of Late Khesari Pandit, Resident of village Khesraha, P.S. Vidyapati Nagar, District: Samastipur, at present posted as the Junior Engineer, Bagmati Sub-Division, Benibagh under Bagmati Division, Runi Saidpur, in the District of Sitamarhi. …..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Deputy Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 6. The Under Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. …..Respondents. ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Pankaj Kr. Singh, Adv. For the State : Mr. S.K. Sharma, G.A.-5. ------------- 02. 02.02.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has approached this Court for a direction to the respondents particularly respondent no. 2, the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar to grant monetary benefits to the petitioner under Assured Career Progression Scheme w.e.f. 09.08.1999 and 06.02.2003 respectively. The grievance of the petitioner is that persons junior to him in the Department have already granted similar benefits. Petitioner is a Junior Engineer posted at Bagmati - 2 - Division, Runi Saidpur. He has disclosed in the writ petition that once he was inflicted with punishment of Censor and a ban on promotion for five years vide an order dated 10.07.1999. Another matter is pending at the stage of show cause notice issued under Rule 55A of the Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules. According to petitioner he has submitted his show cause to the notice dated 29.06.2005 on 05.08.2005 but no decision has been taken as yet. So far the respondent authorities have not communicated their decision in respect of petitioner’s grievance and representation. In such circumstances no useful purpose will be served by keeping the writ petition pending. The same is therefore finally disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 2, the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar and the other officers under him to dispose of petitioner’s claim and representation in this matter at an early date preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication of a copy of this order. If petitioner’s claim is not accepted then reasons in brief must be communicated to him and he will be at liberty to seek his remedy against such rejection in accordance with law. Vikash/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)