IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8341 of 2006 ANIL KUMAR PRAMOD, Son of Late Basudeo Verma, resident of Village-Sarwan Bhadsara, P.S.-Vikram, District-Patna. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Additional Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. Engineer-in-Chief (North), Water Resources Department, Patna. 5. Deputy Secretary (Vigilance), Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 6. Deputy Secretary (Management), Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. ----------- For the Petitioner: - Mr. Satish Chandra Jha, -3 Adv. For the State: - Mr. Prabhat Bharti, A.C. to G.P. 2. -------------- 2. 18.11.2010 The claim of the petitioner was for grant of promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer as similarly situated other juniors have been given promotion in the year 2005. The stand of the respondents in the counter affidavit is that there was a departmental proceeding pending against the petitioner which culminated into imposition of certain punishments. However, since the effect of such punishment has come to an end the respondents are taking steps for consideration of his case for promotion. Neither the petitioner nor the State are in a position to inform this Court as to what has transpired in the meanwhile. However, taking the 2 stand of the State into consideration, the writ is disposed of with a direction to the respondents that if a decision has been taken in favour of the petitioner in the meanwhile well and good but if no decision has been taken, it shall be done within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The outcome thereof will also be informed to the petitioner. This writ application is disposed of. Anand Kr. ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)