IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.6778 OF 2007 NUNU LAL SAH, S/O LATE MOTI LAL SAH, R/O VILLAGE AMARI, KUKROOM, P.S DHAMDAHA, DISTT. PURNEA. …………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PRIMARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4.THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION KOSHI DIVISION, SAHARSHA. 5.THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, PURNEA. ………………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02/ 16.09.2011 Heard Mr. Rajendra Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. As with regard to the solitary prayer of the petitioner for his promotion to the post of Headmaster w.e.f., 01.07.1980, on the ground that several juniors to the petitioner were granted such promotion on the post of Headmaster, this Court in the light of the stand taken by the respondents in their counter affidavit that no such consideration of the case of the petitioner could have been made earlier on account of continuing order of stay in C.W.J.C No. 12708 of 1996 and 12607 of 1996 and this Court having now found that all such controversy and stay had come to an 2 end in the judgment of the Full Bench of this Court in the case of Ramnath Prasad Singh vs The State of Bihar & Ors, reported in 2009(3) PLJR 384, would give liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent Authority for reconsideration of his grievance for grant of promotion on the post of Headmaster on the basis of his seniority position shown in the gradation list prepared pursuant to the direction of the Full Bench if this Court in the case of Ramnath Prasad Singh(supra). It goes without saying that when the respondents would find that the persons junior to the petitioner till date of his retirement were granted promotion on the post of Headmaster have no justifiable reason while ignoring the case of the petitioner, the competent District Education Establishment Committee would also pass an appropriate order for allowing such promotion of the petitioner from retrospective date to which he was entitled in law. Such exercise by District Education Establishment Committee must be completed 3 within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)