IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5663 of 2009 DR.NIRMAL KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 11.5.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The grievance of the petitioner as with regard to the time bound personal promotion to the post of Professor under the Career Advancement Scheme with effect from 2.7.2008 in the department of Civil Engineering at Muzaffarpur Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Muzaffarpur having been raised by the petitioner for the first time in his representation dated 4.7.2008 addressed to the Secretary Science and Technology Department the same needs to be atleast considered and disposed of by the competent authority. That being so, this Court would give liberty to the petitioner to approach the competent authority confining his claim only for the promotion wherein he must not question the qualifications of the post of Principal. In the event, the petitioner would file such a representation within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be disposed of by the competent authority by a speaking order in next four months. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this writ application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)