IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4991 of 1999 Dr. Vishwa Nath Sharma, son of late Bhagwat Sharma, Resident of Village & P.O. Thepaha, P.S. Jiradei, Dist. Siwan, at present posted as Lecturer, Dravyagun Department, Government of Ayurvedic College, Kadam Kuan, Patna. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Biahr, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. Additional Secretary, Department of Health Medical Education and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Joint Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 5. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 6. The Director, Indigenous System of Medicine, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 7. Dr. Vijay Shankar Dubey, Reader, Dravyagun, Post Graduate Deptt. Govt. Ayurvedic College, Patna. 8. Dr. Mahendra Prasad Singh, Reader, Dravyagun Deptt., Govt. Ayurvedic College, Patna. 9. Dr. Umesh Chandra Sinha, Reader, Govt. Ayodhya Shiv Kumari Ayurvedic College, Begusarai. -------- Respondents ----------- 5 25.7.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Taking into account the subsequent event of promotion of the petitioner on the post of Reader during pendency of this writ application this Court must hold that the major portion of the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed. The only remaining grievances that such promotion on the post of Reader to the petitioner has been 2 given with effect from 6.6.2007, as against the date of 28.11.1993 has to be in the first instance examined by the Respondents. This Court would give liberty to the petitioner to raise his aforesaid limited grievance as with regard to such promotion being made operative w.e.f. 28.11.1993, by pursuing his pending representation filed before the Respondent no.2. This Court would also direct the Principal Secretary of the Health Department to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 23.7.2010, wherein, it is said that the petitioner has claimed his promotion on the post of Reader with effect from 28.11.1993. In order to expedite the matter, the petitioner is directed to file a copy of such representation dated 23.7.2010 along with a copy of this order before the Principal Secretary of the Health department and it is expected that a final decision in this regard would be taken by the Principal Secretary by passing a speaking order within a period of four months from the date of 3 receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)