IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14315 of 2010 KRISHNA KUMAR DOKANIA, SON OF LATE BIHARI LAL DOKANIA, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT FLAT NO. C-210, SHANTI VIHAR APARTMENT, FRAZER ROAD, POLICE STATION- KOTWALI, PATNA, DISTRICT- PATNA :-- PETITIONER . Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA, POLICE STATION- SACHIWALAYA THANA, PATNA, DISTRICT- PATNA. 2. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE BIHAR STATE HOUSING BOARD THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 6, BIR CHAND PATEL PATH, POLICE STATION- SACHIWALAYA THANA, PATNA DISTRICT- PATNA. 5. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE HOUSING BOARD, 6 BIR CHAND PATEL ROAD, PATNA. 6. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE HOUSING BOARD, 6 BIR CHAND PATEL ROAD, PATNA. 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BIHAR STATE HOUSING BOARD, DARBHANGA DIVISION, DARBHANGA :-- RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Shambhoo Prasad Baranwal, Advocate. For the Housing Board : Mr. Rabindra Kumar Priyadarshi, Advocate. For the State : A.C. to G.P.-18. ==== 2. 03.09.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Bihar State Housing Board (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”). 2. Petitioner superannuated while serving as Executive Engineer in the Board with effect from 30.11.2004. He has filed this writ application for direction to the authorities of the Board to consider his case for grant of second Assured Career Progression with effect from 09.08.1999 till the date of his superannuation. For such purpose he has also filed representation dated 4.11.2009 and - 2 - 5.5.2010 which is contained in Annexure-4 series but the two representations have not been disposed of as yet. 3. Let the authorities of the Board consider the case of the petitioner for grant of Assured Career Progression for the period between 09.08.1999 till 30th November, 2004, as is required under letter of the Board itself bearing no. 4156 dated 29.7.2008, Annexure-6 in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the authorities of the Board. In case petitioner is not allowed such benefit, the authorities shall be obliged to pass a speaking order and if the authorities are of the view that the Assured Career Progression benefit is admissible to the petitioner, the monetary benefit arising therefrom should be paid within the same time. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)