IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2041 of 2011 Nagendra Pathak, son of late Ram Lakhan Pathak, resident of Village Bar Pathak Bigha, P.S. Sherghati, District- Gaya ------- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. Principal Secretary General Administration Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. Principal Secretary Finance Department Govt. of Bihar, Patna. ------ Respondents. ------------- 2. 3.2.2011 Heard Mr. Ashok Kumar for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Counsel to Government Pleader No.11. According to the writ petition, the petitioner was at the time of superannuation from the services of the Bihar Government on 31.1.2011, functioning as Deputy Secretary in the department of Forest and Environment. The present writ petition has been preferred for a direction to consider his case for promotion to the post of Joint Secretary in the Bihar Government on ad hoc basis. We regret our inability to accede to the prayer, inter alia, for the reason that he is an accused in a criminal trial for false payment of bills in what is commonly known as the Animal Husbandry Scam. The writ petition is dismissed. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar,J. )