IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2423 of 2009 Kanti Devi @ Kanti Kumari, W/O-Sri. Nand Kihore Singh, presently posted as In-Charge, Principal Maharani Usha Rani Balika Madhya Vidyalaya, Dumaron, R/O-Mohalla+P.S.+P.O.-Dumaron, Ward No. 7, District-Buxar. ……..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through its Chief Secretary. 2. The Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. Special Secretary-cum-Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Magistrate, Buxar. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Buxar. 6. The Area Officer, Education, Dumaron, District- Buxar. ……….Respondents. ----------- 02. 20.02.2009 Silence of District Superintendent of Education, Buxar in the issue of grant of time bound promotion etc to the petitioner has led to filing of the present writ application. Petitioner was a teacher and was working as a Principal In-charge of Usha Rani Balika Madhya Vidyalaya. She claims that she was a Matric Trained Primary Teacher initially and she is entitled to grant of regular promotion in senior selection grade with effect from 23.08.1993. The petitioner further states that she has been ignored in matter of grant of promotion to senior selection grade by the District Superintendent of Education, Buxar by keeping total silence in her matter. The Court fails to understand as to why the District Superintendent of Education, Bexar (respondent - 2 - No. 5) is not willing to perform his official duty. When petitioner has lodged the claim, the same should have been considered or if the claim was not found in order, at least he should have communicated the reason for non grant of such promotion but ignoring the claim or keeping silence will not resolve the issue. The Court has restrained itself from expressing any opinion on the merit of the case but would like to give a chance to the District Superintendent of Education, Buxar to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed of. Shageer (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)