IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.616 of 2008 DR.BABAN CHOUDHARY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Appellant : Mr. Purushottam Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Satyabir Bharti, Advocate ----- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal -------- Dated, the 18th August, 2008. There is no merit in the contention of the counsel for the appellant that even while making incharge of an office, the senior person cannot be ignored. There is no such legal right flowing from any of the rules. 2. Despite that, the Single Judge has granted liberty to the appellant to make a representation with regard to preferential posting. We are informed that the appellant has made representation with the State Government on 3rd August, 2008 pursuant to the liberty granted in the impugned order dated 22nd July, 2008. 3. Since the appellant is to superannuate in the month of January, 2009, we direct the Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry Department and officers of the Government of Bihar to consider the representation made by the petitioner on 3rd August, 2008 and dispose of the same as early as possible and in no case later than - 2 - two weeks from the date of production/receipt of a copy of this order. 4. L.P.A. is disposed of accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Anil/