IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8251 of 2011 Mohan Prasad S/o late Nankhu Sah R/o Garhani PO- Garhani, District- Bhojpur-----------------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Member Board of Revenue, Bihar Old Secretariat, Patna 3. The Excise Commissioner, Bihar Vikas Bhawan, Patna-------------------------------------Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2 17.8.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Even from the stand taken by the State in the counter affidavit eligibility of the petitioner for promotion in the rank of Inspector of Excise is not disputed. A lame excuse has been offered that due to lack of knowledge or information about the petitioner that he had passed the departmental examination, his case was not put up for consideration. Since the State is the custodian of all records it was their duty to ensure as well as obtain all the information well in time of all the eligible candidates when their turn for consideration for promotion arose. Obviously there is something more which meets the eye as to the reason why petitioner has been denied the benefit of promotion on such a frivolous kind of stand that the department came to know about passing of departmental examination by the petitioner only on 21.1.2010. Since the petitioner has been denied the benefit of promotion due to conduct of the respondents themselves, they are hereby directed to ensure that the claim of the petitioner is considered may be as a special case by convening a DPC meeting within a period of three months and promotion granted. Petitioner will be 2 granted all the benefits of the promoted post in terms of money etc. because for other things he has already superannuated and nothing much can be done on those counts. This writ application is disposed of with the direction upon respondent no.3, i.e. the Excise Commissioner, Bihar to take steps in this regard. RPS ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)