IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13412 of 2009 ARUN KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 15.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner, a Junior Engineer in the Road Construction Department seeks relief for grant of first A.C.P. when he contends that his juniors have been granted the same. Unfortunately no details have been disclosed in Paragraph 14 of the writ application on this allegation of discrimination. He further contends that there are no departmental proceedings pending against him much less the order of punishment and therefore he is entitled to the same in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that the petitioner is a chargesheeted accused in an F.I.R. lodged in 1999 with regard to an occurrence of 1996-97. This writ application is disposed with direction to the respondents to consider the grant of A.C.P. to the petitioner strictly in accordance with the government instructions regulating the grant of A.C.P. within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if it is proposed to be denied, the respondents must pass a reasoned and speaking order. The writ application stands disposed off. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)