IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11185 of 2002 JITENDRA NATH VERMA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. Deputy Director General of Police (Human Right), Bihar , Patna. 4. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Saran, Chapra. 5. Superintendent of Police, Siwan. ………Respondents. ----------- 3/ 03/03/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The grievance in the present writ application is against the order dated 15.6.2002 of respondent No.3 denying second time bound promotion on the ground that the petitioner had not passed the departmental Accounts Examination and neither had he been exempted from the same. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner held the post of a Lower Division Clerk in the police department. Learned counsel places reliance on an order of this Court in C.W.J.C. No11023/94 wherein a Bench of this Court has already held with reference to a departmental circular dated 10.3.1987 requiring passing of the departmental accounts examination for the police department to be prospective in nature. The petitioner became eligible for the second time bound promotion on 27.5.1985. He is, therefore, 2 not affected by the aforesaid circular of the 10th of March, 1987, held to be prospective in nature. No counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents. The order dated 15.6.2002 denying him the second time bound promotion is not sustainable in view of the order of this Court in C.W.J.C. No.11023/94. The respondents are directed to consider his case in accordance with law laid down by this Court in the aforesaid order and pass appropriate orders on his claim for second time bound promotion with all consequential benefits within a maximum period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application is allowed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)