IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14428 of 2009 1. ABHIMANYU KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI KAMESHWAR PRASAD SINGH R/O RANA NIKETAN, RAM NAGARI SECTOR- 3, ASHIANA NAGAR, PATNA, THE RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, WORKS DIVISION NO.2, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GAYA, DISTRICT- GAYA 2. KRISHNA NAND PRASAD S/O LATE KULDIP LAL R/O NEKNAM SAH DARGAH LANE, BHIKAMPUR HUMATI NO.2, P.O. & P.S- BHAGALPUR,DISTT- BHAGALPUR,THE RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, GANGA BRIDGE CIRCLE NO.2, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BHAGALPUR 3. RAMADHAR PRASAD S/OLATE ASHRAFI SAH R/O VILL AND P.O SAHLAUR, DISTT- SIWAN, THE RETIRED ASSISTNAT ENGINEER, N.H. DIVISION, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, SARAN AT CHAPRA 4. KRISHNA BIHARI OJHA S/O LATE DASRATH OJHA R/O BASHISTHA COLONY, QUARTER NO. 5, HARNI CHAK, P.S-ANISHABAD, DISTT- PATNA, THE RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, STATE HIGHWAY ROAD DIVISON, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BIHARSHARIF 5. SUGREEV SINGH S/O LATE ANANDI SINGH R/O MOH-GUDRI RAI KA CHOWK, RATANPURA BHAGWAN BAZAR, P.O & P.S- CHAPRA, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA, THE RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ROAD DIVISION, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, BETTIAH 6. NAGENDRA SHARMA S/O LATE SHEO DEO SHARMA R/O PUSHPAM PARISAR MAIN ROAD, A.G. COLONY, PATNA, P.O AND P.S-SHASTRI NAGAR, DISTT- PATNA, THE RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, CENTRAL LABORATORY, GAYA 7. BAIDYANATH PRASAD, S/O LATE BHAVNATH PRASAD R/O MOH- INDIRA NAGAR, ROAD NO.-3, POSTAL PARK, P.O AND P,S- KANKARBAG, DISTT- PATNA, THE RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BRIDGE DESIGN CIRCLE, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, PATNA 8. BAMESHWAR SHARMA S/O LATE SAKALDEO SINGH R/O BANSHI NIWAS, A.N. COLLEGE, PROFESSORS COLONY, SHIVPUR, P.O AND P.S- SHASTRI NAGAR, DISTT- PATNA THE RETIRED ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BRIDGE DESIGN DIVISION NO.2, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, PATNA 9. RAM PRASAD TIWARY, S/O LATE GAYATRI TIWARY R/O WARD NO.1, BALMIKI NAGAR, NEAR POST OFFICE, BHABUA, P.O-BALMIKI NAGAR, P.S- BHABUA, DISTT- KAIMUR AT BHABUA PRESENTLY WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT ENGINEER, N.H. DIVISION, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, KHAGARIA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR null null 2. THE FINANCE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, BISHWESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILLEY ROAD, PATNA 4. THE SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, BISHWESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILLEY ROAD, PATNA 2 5. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF-CUM-ADDITIONAL SECRETARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, BISHWESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILLEY ROAD, PATNA ----------- 3. 26.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The relief prayed for is to grant the benefit of Assured Career Progression to the petitioners for which they are stated to have filed representation as appended at Annexures 8, 9 and 10. Learned counsel for the State refers to Paragraph-10 to submit that the petitioners may not be entitled when the claim in its entirety lies under the rules. Let the representation of the petitioners be disposed by a reasoned and speaking order facilitating judicial review, within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)