IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.897 of 2008 Dr. Nagendra Kumar Pandey, son of Late Brah Raj Pandey, Resident of Village- Dhanauti, P.O. Kateya, P.S. Kateya, District-Gopalganj. ………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary Department of Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. Deputy Secretary, Department of Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. ……..Respondents. For the petitioner :- Mr. Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Advocate. For the State/Respondents:- Mr. Sunil Kumar Karn, A.C.to AAG. 6. ----------- 2. 01. 09. 2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Respondents-State. In the light of Annexure-5, Memo No. 5024 dated 24.08.2001, issued by the Welfare Department to the Accountant General Bihar enclosing a list of Medical Officers of the Department promoted to Junior Selection Grade, which includes the name of the petitioner also showing his date of promotion as 26. 05.1994, the petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the Respondent for payment of his monetary benefits flowing from the said promotion. The writ application was filed on 09. 01. 2008. But no counter affidavit has been filed in this case till now. As such the writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a formal representation before the Respondent-Secretary, Department of welfare, Government of Bihar Patna, within one month from today, claiming benefits of such promotion. If such a representation 2 is filed the Respondent-Secretary, Welfare Department shall consider the same and, if petitioner stands promoted to Junior Selection Grade Scale with effect from 26. 05. 1994, he shall pass specific orders sanctioning for payment of his pecuniary benefits flowing from such promotion, within two months thereafter. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations/directions. m.p. ( J. N. Singh, J.)