IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4741 of 2009 1. Uday Prakash Choudhary, Son of Late Jagarnath Prasad Choudhary, resident of village- Babhangavan, P.S.-Bihpur, District- Bhagalpur, at present Assistant and working on the post of Assistant Godown Manager, in the District office of State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Rajmahal, Sahebganj, District-Sahebganj. 2. Braj Krishna Kumar Sinha, son of Late Jagat Narayan Lal, resident of village-Choti Khajarpur, Bhagalpur, P.S. Bhagalpur, District- Bhagalpur, at present posted as Assistant in the District office of State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Purnia. 3. Chotan Tanti, son of Late Giridhari Tanti, resident of village + P.S. Bakhari Bazar, District- Begusarai, at present posted as Assistant in the District Office of State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Purnia. ….Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Department of Food and Consumer Protection, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Sone Bhawan, Bir Chand Patel Marg, Patna, through its Managing Director. 4. The Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited, Sone Bhawan, Bir Chand Patel Marg, Patna. ……Respondents ----------- 2/ 16.04.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance in the writ petition is that 26 Assistants in the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited have been promoted on the post of Assistant Manager (Assistant Godown Manager) ignoring the rightful claim and seniority of the petitioners. The persons, who are alleged to have superseded the petitioners, have not been made parties. In any event, there is only a right to consideration for promotion, from the date that the juniors may have been promoted. This writ application is, therefore, disposed with observation - 2 - that the respondents are required to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion in accordance with law from the date that their juniors have been promoted, if any. In the event, the respondents propose to hold that the petitioners have not been superseded or are not entitled for promotion, they shall be required to pass a reasoned and speaking order. Let the same be done preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. JA/- (Navin Sinha, J.)