IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18585 of 2009 1. KUMAR DINESH S/O SURENDRA KUNWAR R/O VILL- DUMARI (EAST), P.S. SHAHPUR PATORI, DISTT. SAMASTIPUR 2. BHOLA PRASAD MAHTO S/O LATE SHRICHAND MAHTO R/O VILL- PAND PURWARI TOLA, P.S. DALSINGHSARAI, DISTT. SAMASTIPUR 3. MD. ANAYTULLAH S/O LATE MD. SIDDIQUE R/O VILL- SHEKHAWA TOLA, STATION, SIKTA, DISTT. WEST CHAMPARAN Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 2. THE SECRETARY BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 4. THE GENERAL MANAGER-CUM-CHIEF ENGINEER TRANSMISSION ZONE, MUZAFFARPUR 5. THE ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, MUZAFFARPUR ----------- 4/ 29.01.2010 Learned counsel for the petitioners has filed supplementary affidavit which is taken on record. Petitioners have filed this writ application asserting that the employees junior to them in the generation cadre and holding the post of Operator have been considered for promotion on the post of Assistant Controller vide office Order No. 147 dated 05.08.2008 bearing Memo No. 2155 dated 05.08.2008 (Annexure-5) but while granting promotion to those employees the better case of the petitioners was not considered. Highlighting the aforesaid discrimination on the part of the authorities, the petitioners have filed representation dated 22.08.2008, which is addressed to the General Manager-cum-Chief - 2 - Engineer, Transmission Zone No.2, Muzffarpur, contained in Annexure-6 to this application. Having heard the counsel for the petitioners and the Bihar State Electricity Board, I direct the General Manager-cum- Chief Engineer, Transmission Zone No.2, Muzaffarpur to dispose of the representation of the petitioners as early as possible preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event the petitioners are not allowed promotion on the post of Assistant Controller then the General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Transmission Zone No.2, Muzaffarpur, shall be obliged to record reasons for not granting promotion to the petitioners. It shall be open for the petitioners to request the General Manager- cum-Chief Engineer, Transmission Zone No.2, Muzaffarpur to grant them opportunity of being heard before passing the order in compliance of this order. ( V.N. Sinha, J ) BTiwary/