IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18615 of 2011 Smt.Nandani Kumari Sharma , wife of ShriGyan Prakash Sharma, resident of village & P.O. Gangapur,P.S.Sararanjan, District- Samastipur, at present posted as Incharge, Head Minstress, rajkiya Kanya Madhya Vidyalaya, Samastipur. ……… Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar, through the Director, Education, Madhyamik Shiksha, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. Secretary, Madhyamik Shiksha, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. School Inspectoress, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. District School Inspectors, Samastipur. 5. District Education Officer, Governmentof Bihart, Samastipur. 6. Smt. Usha Kumari Sharma, wife of Shri Vijay Kumar Sharma, at present posted as Lecturer, Government Firl Teachers Training College,Darbhanga, District- Darbhanga. …….. Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2 21.10.2011 Mr.Upendra Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.C. to G.A.5 for respondents no. 1 to 5 are present. The petitioner seeks direction to promote him to the higher post with B.A. Trained Pay Scale. Learned counsel submits that he was appointed as Assistant Teacher on 19.02.1976 and since then has not been granted any promotion, though persons junior to her being granted such promotion. He submits that various representations filed by her earlier, have gone unanswered and no relief has been granted in respect to the petitioner though she is fulfilling all the criteria in law for the same. Learned counsel draws the attention of the Court to Annexure 10 of the writ petition, which is a letter contained in Memo No.1809 dated 25.11.2010 by the Public Information Officer in the Department of Human Resources Department, 2 Government of Bihar by which it is stated that the promotion of the petitioner is under consideration. He submits that the matter has become unending and the respondents are abusing their authority in respect of taking any decision in the matter. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition stands disposed off with a direction of the respondents no.2 and 3 to decide the matter with regard to grant of promotion to the petitioner within a maximum period of two months from the date of production/receipt of a copy of this order upon them. They shall also ensure that if any benefit is found admissible to the petitioner then the same be also granted within a maximum period of four weeks thereafter. Sudha (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)