IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14793 of 2009 1. SRIKANT JHA S/O LATE BRAJ NANDAN JHA VILL+P.O. HARKAMAN SHAHI VIA MINAPUR, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR AT PRESENT RESIDENT OF NEW AREA, BALUGHAT MITHILA NAGAR, P.S. NAGAR MUZAFFARPUR, DISTT. MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MANAGING DIRECTOR F.C.I. H/QRS. 16/20 BARA KHAMBHA LANE, NEW DELHI 2. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ZONAL MANAGER) F.C.I. 10, MIDILTON RAW KOLKATA- 71 3. GENERAL MANAGER F.C.I. ARUNACHAL BUILDING EXHIBITION ROAD, PATNA- 800001 4. UNIT MANAGER BELAMI, PURNEA 5. DISTRICT MANAGER F.C.I. BUTTAGARH 6. AREA MANAGER F.C.I. AREA OFFICE, BAHALICHATTI, MUZAFFARPUR ----------- 3. 07.11.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents. 2. Petitioner was appointed as a Boiler Attendant for serving in the rice mill of the Corporation at Chanpatia. Later, the rice mill became defunct and the District Manager, F.C.I., Silliguri recommended change of his cadre from Boiler Attendant to A.G.-III or T.A.GR-III. Aforesaid recommendation is contained in letter no. 3307-08 dated 1.8.1985, Annexure-2 to this application. Later, in 1990 petitioner was asked to officiate as Assistant Grade-II but was paid salary in the scale of Grade-III itself. Still later, he was asked to officiate as Assistant Grade-I but was paid salary in the scale of Assistant Grade-III. In the background aforesaid it is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the authorities of the Corporation should consider his case for promotion on the post of Assistant Grade-II and I with effect from the date he officiated on the two post. Petitioner has made such request in his representation dated 11.10.2008 (Annexure- 16) which is addressed to the Executive Director (E) Food - 2 - Corporation of India, Zonal Office- Kolkata and has been forwarded to the concerned authority by the Manager, Food Storage Depot, Narayanpur Anant, Muzaffarpur through the Area Manager, Muzaffarpur under letter no. 363 dated 11.10.2008, Annexure-16. 3. Let the Area Manager forward the representation of the petitioner dated 11.10.2008, Annexure-16 to the Executive Director (E) Zonal Office- Kolkata, if not already forwarded within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Area Manager. The Executive Director (E) should consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 11.10.2008, Annexure-16, as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months of its receipt. While considering the representation of the petitioner if the Executive Director (E) comes to notice that the petitioner has not yet been absorbed in the cadre of the Assistant, although other junior Boiler Attendants have been so absorbed as the two rice mill of the Corporation has become defunct, he should not only absorb the petitioner in the cadre of Assistant but also grant him consequential benefit from the date other juniors have been granted such benefit. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha, J.)