IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17957 of 2011 1. Gokhula Prasad Singh S/O Late Ramdhari Singh R/O Vill.- Chancho, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 2. Indra Narayan Singh S/O Late Durga Singh R/O Vill.- Chancho, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 3. Suresh Kumar Singh S/O Late Lakhan Singh R/O Vill.- Chancho, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 4. Shashi Bhushan Singh S/O Late Ramdhari Singh R/O Village- Jeet Jhingoi, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 5. Mahendra Narayan Singh S/O Late Radhey Singh R/O Village- Jeet Jhingoi, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 6. Mahesh Nand Singh S/O Late Chandra Mohan Singh R/O Village- Kewak Phariyata, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 7. Bhuneshwar Yadav S/O Late Jeebu Yadav R/O Village- Kewal Phariyata, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 8. Radha Krishna Prasad Singh S/O Late Vishnudeo Singh R/O Village- Changodih, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 9. Nityanand Singh S/O Late Nathan Pd. Singh R/O Village- Naya Tola, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 10. Nagendra Prasad Singh S/O Late Ram Prasad Singh R/O Village- Ujhandi, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 11. Ravindra Prasad Singh S/O Late Thakur Prasad Singh R/O Village- Sonpe, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 12. Triloki Pandey S/O Late Yugal Kishore Pandey R/O Village- Garsanda, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 13. Ramsharan Pandey S/O Late Gouri Pandey R/O Village- Garsanda, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 14. Bharat Pandey S/O Late Ayodhaya Pandey R/O Village- Garsanda, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 15. Jaldhar Pandey S/O Late Pratap Pandey R/O Village- Garsanda, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 16. Ram Lakhan Singh S/O Late Cheto Prasad Singh R/O Village- Kolwadiah, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 17. Ramdhani Ram S/O Late Kashi Ram R/O Village- Davil, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 18. Ramavtar Singh S/O Late Mohani Singh R/O Village- Choungodiah, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 19. Girish Chandra Pandey S/O Late Kashi Nath Pandey R/O Village- Jeet Jhingoi, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 20. Jaydeo Mandal S/O Late Laxman Mandal R/O 2 Village- Pradhanchak, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 21. Bangali Ram S/O Late Nanku Ram R/O Village- Nijuara, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 22. Sachidanand Singh S/O Late Yadunandan Singh R/O Village- Bhaura, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 23. Sitaram Singh S/O Late Naurangi Singh R/O Village- Bhaura, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 24. Shayam Sundar Mandal S/O Late Yadunandan Mandal R/O Village- Pradhanchak, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 25. Chandra Gupt Mandal S/O Late Kulo Mandal R/O Village- Barmaniya, P.S.- Laxmipur, District- Jamui 26. Abhilasha Devi D/O Bhagirathi Mandal R/O Village- Dokali, P.S.- Sono, District- Jamui 27. Harinandan Mandal S/O Late Jhari Mandal R/O Village- Khariechak, P.S.- Khaira, District- Jamui 28. Baldeo Chaudhary S/O Late Saudagar Chaudhary R/O Village- Amrath, P.O.- Amrath, District- Jamui 29. Dhirendra Kumar Singh S/O Late Kusheshwar Singh R/O Village- Majaur, P.O.- Maniara, District- Jamui 30. Ram Ratan Devi W/O Sri Surendra Jha R/O Village-Kalyanpur Tola, Siwan Diah, P.S.- Jamui, District- Jamui 31. Mani Bhushan Singh S/O Late Hari Singh R/O Village- Indpai, P.S.- Khaira, P.O.- Amari, District- Jamui 32. Sahdeo Singh S/O Late Ganauri Singh R/O Village- Indpai, P.S.- Khaira, P.O.- Amari, District- Jamui Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through Principal Secretary Human Resources Development Department, Government Of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 2. The Principal Secretary Human Resources Development Department, Government Of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 3. The Principal Secretary Department Of Finance, Govt. Of Bihar, Patna 4. The Director, Primary Education Human Resources Development Department, Government Of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 5. The District Magistrate, Jamui 6. The District Education Officer, Jamui ---------------------------------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. S. S. Sundaram, Advocate. For the State:- Mr. Amrendra Kumar, A.C. to G.P. 8 3 3. 15.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned A.C. to G.P. 8 for the respondents. The petitioners have moved this Court for a direction to grant Second Time Bound Promotion or promote them to grade-3 and all consequential benefits they are entitled to. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that they are entitled to such promotion but due to inaction on the part of the respondents final orders are not being passed even though, according to him, there is no legal bar to grant such promotion. The petitioners belong to the District of Jamui. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to an order passed with regard to similarly situated persons in the District of Gaya (as contained in Annexure-2 to the writ petition). He submits that similar order needs to be passed in the case of the petitioners also. Learned counsel for the respondents on the other hand has drawn the attention of this Court to a Full Bench order in the case of Ram Nath Prasad Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors. reported in 2009 (3) PLJR 384. He submits that as per the decision of the Full Bench the respondent authorities are obliged to undertake an exercise and redetermine the seniority among the persons concerned and then pass consequential order of promotion. Considering the facts and circumstances of 4 the case, the writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the respondents no. 5 and 6 to proceed with the process as directed by the Full Bench of this Court and take it to its logical conclusion within a maximum period of 3 months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order upon them. With the aforementioned directions the writ petition stands disposed off. Anand Kr. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.)