IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7925 of 2002 SAROJ JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr A.K.Singh Tarun, Advocate For the State : Mr A.K.Singh, Advocate For the A.G. : Mr Sanjay Kumar, Advocate ------- 4. 09.02.2009 Heard leaned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner who is widow of the deceased employee is aggrieved by the impugned order dated 9.5.2001 cancelling the promotion granted to her deceased husband during his life time after his demise on 28.7.1998. Learned Counsel for the State submits that the promotion was subject to the approval of the Finance Department which declined such confirmation leading to the impugned order. This Court can do no better than rely upon a Division Bench judgement of this Court reported in 1998 (1) PLJR 648 (Harinandan Prasad & anr. Vs. Smt. Basmati Devi) that an order passed against a dead person is a nullity. In view of the law authoritatively laid down by this Court the impugned order dated 9.5.2001 is not sustainable. It is accordingly set aside. The writ application stands allowed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)