IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9405 of 2008 Ramashish Prasad, Son of Late Raj Banshi Prasad, Resident of Nai Basti Fatehpur, Shivajee Nagar, Siwan, P.S. and District Siwan……………………………………………………………………Petitioner Versus 1. The Jay Prakash University, Chapra through its Registrar. 2. The Vice Chancellor, Jay Prakash University, Chapra. 3. The Registrar, Jay Prakash University, Chapra. 4. The Principal, D.A.V. P.G. College, Siwan, District Siwan. 5. The State of Bihar, through the Secretary, Higher Education, New Secretariat, Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 6. The Secretary, Higher Education Deptt. Of Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Vikash Bhawan, Patna……………………………………………..Respondents ----------- 2 29.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. Though learned counsel for the State is present but no one appears for the Jay Prakash University and no counter affidavit has been filed. Petitioner has filed this writ application with a direction to the respondents to grant promotion to him from the post of Senior Assistant to the post of Accountant with effect from 31.01.2006 and grant him monetary benefits on which he worked till 31.03.2008. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has already filed a 2 representation for the same and information were furnished by the College to the University, vide Annexure-3, in the matter still the University has not taken any final decision. Although the writ application was filed on 02.07.2008 but till today, no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the University. In the circumstances, without going into merits of claim of the petitioner, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the University authorities to consider the claim of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)