IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12818 of 2010 1. MD. ZAKARIA S/O LATE GULAM RABBANI R/O MOHALLA- CABD/11, BOARD COLONY, P.S.- SHASTRI NAGAR, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY POWER AND ENERGY DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE CHAIRMAN BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BIHAR AT PATNA 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL ADMINISTRATION, PATNA 4. THE GENERAL MANAGER-CUM-CHIEF ENGINEER BIHAR ELECTRICITY BOARD, AREA ELECTRICITY BOARD, CENTRAL ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AREA, PATNA ----------- 03. 24.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board(hereinafter referred to as the Board). 2. Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the authorities of the Board to consider his case for grant of promotion on the post of Assistant Engineer as Md. Islam who joined the Board on 3.11.1973 has already been so promoted ignoring the better claim of the Petitioner who joined the Board as Junior Engineer on 7.2.1973. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that even those who have joined the Board in the year 1978 have also been considered for promotion but the case of the petitioner is not being considered as his confidential roll has not been updated, which is evident from the list of wanting ACR contained along with letter dated 10.1.1989, Annexure-1. 4. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the Board, I direct the petitioner to submit representation before the Chairman of the Board requesting the Board to consider his case for grant of promotion on the post of Assistant Engineer on the ground that other - 2 - juniors like Md. Islam and Md. Badrul Haque appointed in the year 1973 as Junior Engineer have already been so promoted. The Chairman of the Board should consider the representation of the petitioner in the light of my order as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Chairman of the Board. In case petitioner is not allowed promotion, the Chairman shall be obliged to pass reasoned order within the same time. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)