IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10141 of 2007 RANBIR KUMAR PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.10365 of 2007 VIJAY KUMAR SAHANI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.10419 of 2007 SUSHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.11829 of 2007 MEGH NATH BAKSHI @ MEGHNAD BAKSHI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.11851 of 2007 SHIV CHANDRA DWIVEDI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioners: M/S. Mayanand Jha & Krishnanand Jha For the State: Mr. B K P Sinha, G.P.III & Mrs. Sunita Kumari, JC to G P III For the Corporation: Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh ------ 02. 17.09.2008 In all these writ applications petitioners’ stand is that they are permanent employees of the Corporation namely, Bihar Pharmaceutical and Chemical Development Corporation Ltd. The reason why they have been forced to move this Court is because despite their best efforts the respondents are not willing - 2 - to take a decision with regard to their claim for time bound promotion or such consequential benefits which they are entitled to for quite a while. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Corporation namely, Bipin Bihari Singh submits that financial condition and the present status of the Corporation prevents them from granting any benefit or taking any decision on the issue. The question of grant of actual benefit will arise at a subsequent stage. Primary question which needs consideration and a decision by the Managing Director is right and claim of these petitioners for grant of time bound promotion in accordance with the service conditions prevailing for such employees. The matter requires a decision. In view of the above, the writ applications are disposed of with a direction that the Managing Director shall take an appropriate decision preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. A decision in this regard would be communicated to the petitioners. The consequence of such decision will flow from the order itself. The case of Sushil Kumar Srivastava who is petitioner in CWJC No. 10419 of 2007 is a little different in the sense that he is on deputation on the direction of the State Government in the State Polytechnic College at Purnea and his case is that of - 3 - grant of replacement scale. A decision in the case of Sushil Kumar Srivastava has to be taken in this light and regard. All the writ applications are disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)