IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17123 of 2007 BHOLA THAKUR &ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 03. 08.03.2011 Initially, this Writ Application had been filed by the petitioners for a direction to Respondents for sending their names for training for the post of Jansevak or Village Level Worker (VLW) and consequent upon completion of training, their names be considered for promotion to the post of Block Agriculture Officer. Another prayer of the petitioners was for a direction to allow the petitioners, benefit of first Assured Career Progression (ACP), for that they are entitled on completion of 12 years of service and second Assured Career Progression on completion of 24 years of service. During pendency of the Writ Application, petitioners were selected and sent for training, vide different orders, as such at present petitioners are not pressing so far this relief is concerned. Regarding consideration of their names to the promotional post of Block Agriculture Officer also, petitioners are not pressing this Application. The only relief for which the petitioners are now interested is for a direction to allow them benefit of ACP. 2 In the reply to the Counter Affidavit, it has been stated that for granting benefit of ACP to these petitioners, they have already represented before the concerned authorities, i.e., Respondent No. 8 and the same is still pending for consideration. Considering the only relief, for which the petitioners are pursuing this Writ Application, it is being disposed of giving direction to the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur for considering their individual cases for grant of ACP as per their entitlement and the Government resolution. Pending representations of petitioners be considered and disposed of within eight weeks from the date of production / communication of this Order. Petitioners be allowed all monetary and consequential benefits on account of allowing them benefit of ACP within further four weeks from the date of disposal of the representations. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this Writ Application is disposed of. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)