IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11518 of 2007 Hari Nandan Prasad Yadav, son of late Gangai Prasad Yadav, resident of Village Parmanpur, P.O. Bhatranda, P.S. Ghailadh, Dist. Madhepura. ------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary Education, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Collector-cum-Chairman, District Education Establishment Committee, Saharsa. 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Saharsa. 6. The District Superintendent of Education-cum-Secretary, Dist. Education Establishment Committee, Saharsa. --------- Respondents ----------- 2 03.11.2011 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present. From the records, it would transpire that the petitioner, an Assistant Teacher in the Primary School in Saharsa district, has claimed his promotion in the Graduate Trained Scale with effect from 1.7.1988 as also the post of Headmaster with effect from 21.12.2005 on the basis that he had become qualified for both the aforementioned posts on the respective date of the year 1988 and 2005. In the considered opinion of this Court, when the State Government has also not filed any counter affidavit, this writ application can be disposed of in the light of the observations and direction given by 2 the Full Bench in the case of Ram Nath Prasad Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. reported in 2009(3)PLJR 384, wherein, the competent authority has been directed to consider the pending cases of promotion in the Graduate Trained Pay-scale and/or Headmaster after finalizing the seniority list. Keeping in view that such a direction was issued in the year 2009 by the Full Bench of this Court fixing a time limit of six moths only, this Court would direct the authorities particularly the Collector and the District Programme Officer, Saharsa to ensure that the case of the petitioner must be considered for grant of Graduate Trained Scale and/or Headmaster strictly in accordance with law and a decision in this regard also must be taken by the District Education Establishment Committee, Saharsa being the competent authority within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)