IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13290 of 2007 1. SHRAVAN KUMAR, SON OF SHRI TULSI PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POLICE STATION MASAURHI, DISTRICT PATNA. 2. ASHOK KUMAR SAH, SON OF LATE BISHUNDEO PRASAD SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NEW ETWARPUR, POLICE STATION MANGANICHAK, PARSA BAZAR (PHULWARI SHARIF), DISTRICT PATNA. 3. RAMCHANDRA SAHU, SON OF LATE NARAYAN SAHU, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA BIBIGANJ, BHATHTHA ROAD, DANAPUR, POLICE STATION DANAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. 4. SUSHIL KUMAR GUPTA, SON OF SHRI RAM CHARITRA GUPTA, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA JAGDEOPURI, NEAR JAGDEO PATH, POLICE STATION SHASTRI NAGAR, TOWN AND DISTRICT PATNA. 5. RAVINDERA KUMAR SINHA, SON OF LATE NAND KUMAR SINHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BELKHARA, POLICE STATION KARPI, DISTRICT ARWAL. 6. RAM LOCHAN LAL, SON OF LATE BASANT BIHARI LAL DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BELARAHI, P.S. JHANJHARPUR, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. 7. JANARDAN MALVIYA, SON OF LATE SUKHDEO MALVIYA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MANPUR, GOPAL PANDEY LANE, POLICE STATION MUFASSIL, DISTRICT GAYA. 8. AJAY KUMAR THAKUR, SON OF BRIJ NANDAN THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BEUR, P.S. BEUR( NEW), DISTRICT PATNA. 9. NAWAL SINGH, SON OF GIRIJA NANDAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MASAURHI DIH, POLICE STATION MASAURHI, DISTRICT PATNA. 10. ARVIND SINGH, SON OF MAHA NAND SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TARI PAR, POLICE STATION BIKRAM, DISTRICT PATNA 11. GANESH RAM SON OF LATE RAMANAND RAM, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMGARAHIA, POLICE STATION ARA TOWN, DISTRICT ARA(BHOJPUR). 12. UMESH PRASAD, SON OF LATE BRAHMDEO PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MUSSI, POLICE STATION MAKHDUMPUR, DISTRICT JEHANABAD. 13. SHEO KUMAR RAI, SON OF LATE SRI RAMDEO RAI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AMRUPUR, POLICE STATION BHAWARKOAL, DISTRICT GAZIPUR(UTTAR PRADESH). Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MAIN SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 2. SECRETARY, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARMENT, MAIN SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 3. DEPUTY SECRETARY, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARMENT, MAIN SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 4. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, MAIN SECRETARIATE, PATNA. 2 For the petitioner : Mr. Kishore Kumar Thakur, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Ranjan Kumar, AC to AAG-4. ----------- 05. 01.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners earlier served on the post of Steno Typist the different departments of the State Government in the secretariat at Patna. They appeared in the limited departmental examination conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission. Having become successful in the said examination petitioners along with others were appointed as Personal Assistant under office order no.5 dated 10.1.1986, Annexure-3, 404 dated 15.7.1988, Annexure-4, 177 dated 19.4.1989, Annexure-5, 40 dated 16.1.1987, Annexure-15. They have filed this writ petition praying inter alia to direct the State respondents to consider their case for grant of Assured Career Progression benefits taking into account the service rendered by them not only as Personal Assistant but also the earlier service rendered as Steno-Typist in the light of the provisions contained in Bihar State Employees Condition of Service(Assured Career Progression Scheme) Rules, 2003. In this connection, counsel for the petitioner has brought to my notice office order no.311 dated 9.8.2007, Annexure-11 whereunder others who also became successful in the limited departmental examination and were appointed as Personal Assistant have been allowed one ACP, whereas the other Personal Assistants who entered the 3 cadre of the Personal Assistant through upgradation or merger have been allowed two ACP benefit taking into account the services rendered as Steno-Typist prior to becoming Personal Assistant. In this connection, this Court disposed of other matter, which is similar to the present case under orders dated 30.6.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No.13543 of 2007, whereunder this Court directed the authorities to consider the case of Personal Assistants who have entered the cadre of Personal Assistant through limited departmental examination for grant of ACP benefits taking into account their past services rendered as Steno-Typist. 3. Let the competent authority consider the case of these petitioners also exactly in the same terms, which is contained in order dated 30.6.2011 passed in C.W.J.C. No.13543 of 2007 within the time indicated under orders dated 30.6.2011. 4. In view of my direction above, the order rejecting the representation of the petitioners for similar relief contained in letter no.7542 dated 24.7.2007, Annexure-1 herein is also quashed. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)