IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5666 of 2007 Sadhu Charan Sah, SON OF LATE BHAGWAT SAH, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA- PURBI NAND GOLA, POLICE STATION- MALSALAMI, PATNACITY, DISTRICT- PATNA :---PETITIONER. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, COMMERCIAL TAXES, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 4. THE JOINT COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES, BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA :----RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- 2. 17.11.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner superannuated while serving as clerk in the office of the Special Circle, Commercial Taxes Department, Patna with effect from 29.2.1996. He has filed this writ petition on 1.5.2007 praying, inter alia, to direct the authorities to consider his request for grant of promotion in the permanent Junior Grade-I as other retired employees were granted such promotion under order dated 1.2.1999, Annexure- 2 but his case for promotion could not be considered along with others as his service-book was not available. Later, instructions were issued under letter dated 30.10.1999, 16.4.2003, Annexures 4, 5 to consider the case of the other retired employees who could not be granted promotion under order dated 1.2.1999, Annexure- 2. It is submitted that inspite of the two directions 2 contained in letter dated 30.10.1999, 16.4.2003, Annexures- 4, 5 the case of the petitioner has not been considered for promotion. 3. Present writ petition having been filed on 1.5.2007 i.e. after more than 11 years of the retirement of the petitioner, in the circumstances, I am not inclined to give any positive direction in favour of the petitioner. Petitioner should, however, agitate his grievance before the departmental authorities. 4. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)