IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2473 of 2009 NEETA KUMARI PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 24/2/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ application is confined to grant benefit of A.C.P (Assured Career Progression). There is no dispute that the petitioner being successful candidate of 35th batch of B.P.S.C selected and appointed for Bihar Education Service is entitled for consideration of grant of such A.C.P. In the writ application there are several annexure to show that the petitioner has been constantly placing her case before the competent authority but no final decision has been taken. As the petitioner is gazetted officer, the Director (Administration), Human Resources Development Department must take a final decision under the orders of the State Government within a period of three month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 2 It would be open for the petitioner to file a representation to this effect and also place reliance therein on the judgment of this Court in the case of Ranjan Kumar Chouhan Vs. State of Bihar &Ors, reported in 2008 (4) PLJR 244. Whatever decision needs to be taken must be taken by the competent authority within the aforesaid period of three months of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In case the petitioner is not found entitled for such A.C.P. the order in question disposing of the representation of the petitioner must spell out reasons for the same. With the aforementioned observation and direction this application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) Abhay Kumar