IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14719 of 2008 PANKAJ KUMAR SINHA S/O LATE AWADHESH KUMAR SINHA, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF CENTRAL EXCISE (HQR) PATNA R/O BHAWANI JAGESHWAR NIKETAN SIDHESHWAR PATH, CHITRAGUPTA NAGAR, PATNA-800020 ……………………… PETITIONER Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOM, NORTH BLLOCK, NEW DELHI 2. CHIEF COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND ENTRAL EXCISE, PATNA HEAD QUARTER, PATNA 3. JOINT COMMISSIONER (P &V) CENTRAL EXCISE AND CUSTOM, CENTRAL EXCISE, PATNA 4. ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL EXCISE AND CUSTOM, PATNA. 5. KIRAN JHA W/O LATE HARI CHANDRA JHA PRESENTLY WORKING AS STENOGRAPHER IN THE OFFICE OF TH E ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL EXCISE DIVISION, LAHERIASARAI, DARBHANGA ……………………RESPONDENTS. ******** For the Petitioner :- Mr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent :- Mr. Sarvdeo Singh, Advocate *********** 6 28/01/2009 Mr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha prays for withdrawal of this application with liberty to the petitioner to represent before the Secretary of the department to consider his appointment in the light of the Clause 8 of Chapter 32 of the Swami’s Manual of Establishment and Administration. Mr. Sarvdeo Singh Central Government Counsel appears on behalf of the respondents. Needless to state that in case such an application is filed, Secretary of the Department/Ministry concerned shall consider the prayer in accordance with law within six months from the date, such an application is filed. It is made clear that we have not expressed any - 2 - opinion in regard to the entitlement of the petitioner and that shall be decided by the Secretary. The application is permitted to be withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. (Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) avin