IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6363 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. The Union of India , through Director General, Department of Post Dak Bhawan, New Delhi 2. The Chief Postmaster General, Bihar Circle, Patna 3. Senior Superintendent of R.M.S. ‘PT’ Division Patna- 800004 4. Director of Accounts (Postal), Patna-800001 .... .... Petitioner/s Versus Lalan Prasad III son of Late Yamuna Lal, resident of village- Parsauni P.O. Bhajipatti, via- Katya, Dist- Gopalganj (Bihar) .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Tiwary, CGC For the Respondent/s : None ====================================================== 2 06-09-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the order of the learned Tribunal by which the applicant/ respondent herein has been given relief by directing the authorities to allow benefits of second time bound promotion to the applicant from the date he completed 26 years of satisfactory service. The Tribunal has relied upon a Full Bench decision of Chandigarh Bench, reported in 2005 (1) ATJ 430 ( Piran Ditta & ors. V. Union of India). On going through paragraph 2 and other relevant parts of the second time bound scheme contained in Annexure-2, we find that as per scheme the eligible persons who have completed 26 years of satisfactory service are to draw pay in higher scale on completion of 26 years of service. Patna High Court CWJC No.6363 of 2011 (2) dt.06-09-2011 2 We do not find any good reason to take a different view in the matter. The writ petition is dismissed. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J) (Shivaji Pandey, J)