IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2230 of 2003 Indra Deo Sinha, Son of late Bakhora Singh, Resident of Village Madharpur, P.S. Punpun, Distt. Patna. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Engineer in Chief-cum-Additional Secretary-cum-Special Secretary, Road Construction, P.W.D. Bishasaraiya Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Road Advance Planning, P.W.D. Bishasharaiya Bhawan, Patna. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Advance Planning, Road Construction, P.W.D. Patna. 6. The Executive Engineer, Pharse Nirupan Division No.1, Advance Planning, P.W.D. Patna. 7. The Deputy Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. ------ Respondents ----------- 6 16.7.2009 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present. The prayer of the petitioner in this application, seeking retrospective promotion from January, 1998 in absence of any statutory provisions including those in Bihar Subordinate Engineering Service. Rules governing his service conditions, is impermissible in law. That being so, this writ application is wholly misconceived and is accordingly dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)