IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1376 of 1999 1. AJAY SHANKAR VERMA, son of late Bageshwari Sharan Verma, Reader in the Post Graduate Department of History, M.S. College, Motihari. 2. Rajesh Ranjan Verma, son of Sri Sushil Ranjan Verma, Reader in the Post Graduate Department of History, M.S. College, Motihari. 3. Sachida Nand Singh, son of late Kapildeo Singh, Reader in the Department of Chemistry, L.N.D. College, Motihari. 4. Birendra Kumar, son of Shri Man Mohan Thakur, Reader in the Department of Political Science, L.N.D. College, Motihari. 5. Dr. Ram Ekbal Tiwary, son of Krishnandan Tiwary, Reader in the Department of Political Science, L.N.D. College, Motihari. 6. Dr. Manjari Verma, wife of Ravindra Kumar Verma Ravi, Reader in the Department of Political Science, M.S. College, Motihari. …… Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through the Commissioner-cum- Secretary, Human Resources Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Higher Education, Government of Bihar, Human Resources Development Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Finance Secretary, Finance Department, Old Secretariat, Patna. 4. The B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, through the Registrar, B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Vice Chancellor, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Financial Advisor, B.R. Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur. 7. Additional Commissioner-cum- Special Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. ……. Respondents. ----------- 05- 18.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. Ahshanuddin Amanullah, learned Government Advocate No.9, for Respondent nos.1 to 3 and 7, and Mr. Ajay Bihari Sinha for respondent nos.4 to 6. 2. The petitioners challenge the policy decision contained in Memo No.1044, dated 7.8.1989 (Annexure-1), 2 issued by the Government of Bihar in the Human Resource Development Department, whereby the guidelines were framed for promotion to the higher posts of Reader and Professor. As is evident, the same was issued on 7.8.1989, and the writ petition was lodged in this Court on 6.2.1999. The petitioners did not challenge the same for ten years and, in the meanwhile, obtained the advantages under the policy decision. We are, therefore, not inclined to entertain this writ petition on the twin grounds of delay in preferring this writ petition and the petitioners having obtained the benefits thereunder. Secondly, the writ petition was admitted by order dated 2.5.2000, on the ground that C.W.J.C. No.9003 of 1989 (Indradeo Pd. Singh and others vs. The State of Bihar and others) was admitted for disposal by a Division Bench. The same has been dismissed for non-prosecution by order dated 21.12.1998. We, therefore, do not find any merit in this writ petition. It is accordingly dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J.) S.K.Pathak/