IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4241 of 2010 1. ANIL KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE VIJAY BAHADUR SINGH R/O VILL.- TARIYANI CHHAPRA, P.S.- TARIYANI, DISTT.- SHEOHAR - Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY (MANAGEMENT CELL) WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. DEPUTY SECRETARY WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA – Respondents. ----------- 2 21.5.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner has filed this writ petition for grant of regular promotion to the post of Executive Engineer. The petitioner was not being granted the said promotion because of a punishment order contained in Annexure 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one Kartik Prasad was also similarly punished vide memo no.2258, dated 31.12.2001. The petitioner has filed a representation on 27.1.2010 before the Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Bihar, patna which is contained in Annexure 4 to the writ petition. It is further submitted that persons junior to the petitioner have been promoted to the said post and that the effect of the punishment is now over and as such the petitioner would be entitled for consideration for promotion to the regular post. Let the case of the petitioner be considered by the Principal Secretary of the department who would pass an appropriate orders within a period of four months from the date of 2 receipt/production of a copy of this order. While considering the case of the petitioner, the respondents are obliged to consider the petitioner’s grievance that persons junior to him have already been granted promotion after the period of punishment debarring consideration for promotion has expired. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observations. haque (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)