IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2079 of 2002 Parmanand Thakur, son of Late Man Mohan Thakur, resident of village- Raipur, P.S. Bhawanipur, District- Purnea, a retired Headmaster, Balram High School, Katihar, District- Katihar .. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Director, Secondary Education, Office of Secondary Education, Amrapali Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3.The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Kosi Division, Saharsa 4.The District Education Officer, Katihar 5.The Headmaster, Balram High School, Katihar, District- Katihar ….. Respondents ----------- 3. 06/08/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This writ application has been filed by the petitioner for a direction to the respondents to grant him first time bound promotion with effect from 1.4.1981 and its consequential benefits. Learned Standing Counsel No.15 on the basis of instructions available in his records informs this Court that the matter was referred by the District Superintendent of Education to the Director, Secondary Education for necessary directions and the same is still awaited by him. Learned counsel for the petitioner also submits that his instruction is that no final - 2 - order has been passed in the matter by the Director, Secondary Education and therefore final decision has yet to be taken by the respondents. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Director, Secondary Education to consider the matter for grant of first time bound promotion to the petitioner with effect from 1.4.1981 as claimed by him and pass appropriate final orders in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. For the convenience of the Director, Secondary Education, petitioner shall file a fresh representation along with a copy of this order giving details of his service career in support of his claim. With the above observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)