IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12074 of 2002 TARKESHWAR PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3. 16.03.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. No counter affidavit has been filed. In view of the nature of the controversy and the order to be passed, this Court does not consider it prudent to adjourn the matter for that purpose any further. The limited grievance of the writ petitioner is for suitable modification in the order dated 3.1.2002 bearing memo no. 13 promoting him along with others to the post of Head Clerk by giving him such promotion from the due date when his juniors have been so promoted. It is the specific case of the petitioner in paragraph 10 & 12 of the writ petition that persons junior to him in the cadre of Clerk have been promoted as Head Clerk ignoring his case. He has also set out names of such juniors in paragraph 10 of the writ application. The writ application is, therefore, disposed with a direction to the Respondents to examine the claim of the petitioner, for promotion to the post of Head Clerk from the due date, more particularly with regard to the persons named in paragraph 10 as allegedly junior to him promoted from an earlier date and grant him promotion from the due date that his juniors 2 have been promoted to the post of Head Clerk with all consequential benefits. In view of the impending superannuation of the petitioner, this Court expects that the Respondents shall do the same expeditiously within a period of four months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)