IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13715 of 2005 CHANDRADHAN PRASAD PANDEY Versus BIHAR POLICE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION & ORS ----------- 06. 04/08/2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents. Petitioner is working on the post of Accounts Officer for more than two decades. His grievance is that he is entitled to a substantive order in his favour and also to grant him consequential relief entitled with the said post and responsibility. Many a recommendations has been made in his favour from time to time by respondent Bihar Police Building Construction Corporation but the final word on the issue is yet to come from the controlling department which is supposed to be the Home Department, Government of Bihar. Petitioner’s representation is also there on record. In the counter affidavit which has been filed on behalf of the respondents a communication dated 30.7.2007 has been brought on record. The communication has been made by the Chairman cum Managing Director to the Secretary, Home (Police), Government of Bihar. The letter number is 1277 of 30.7.2007. Without expressing any opinion on the merit of the claim of the petitioner the Court can only observe that a finality must be reached to the claim made by the petitioner especially when he has been made to work on the post for more than two decades. In fact, petitioner has been working and shouldering the responsibility on the post since 1988 which by itself could be a reason for relief prayed. - 2 - Petitioner’s continuation on the post also shows that he has been serving the interest of the respondents. The Court therefore disposes of the writ application keeping the inactivity on the part of the respondents in taking a decision in this regard. Respondent No.4 i.e. Principal Secretary, (Home Police), Government of Bihar is directed to take cognizance of the communication of letter No. 1277 dated 30.7.2007 and he shall communicate the outcome of the exercise to the Corporation as well as the petitioner, preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. The decision taken by the respondents in this regard will govern the future course of action. The writ application is disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)