IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13275 of 2010 BHOLA NATH MANDAL, SON OF SRI BUDHESHWAR MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SONELA, POLICE STATION MANSHAHI, DISTRICT KATIHAR, AT PRESENT RESIDENT OF COLONY NO.1 KALIBARI, POLICE STATION SADAR, DISTRICT KATIHAR. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. REGISTRAR, BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. JOINT REGISTRAR, BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, PURNEA. 4. ASSISTNAT REGISTRAR, BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, KATIHAR. 5. DISTRICT COOPERATIVE OFFICER, KATIHAR. 6. THE KATIHAR DISTRICT CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED KATIHAR THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 7. MANAGING DIRECTOR, THE KATIHAR DISTRICT CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED. 8. THE CHAIRMAN, THE KATIHAR DISTRICT CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, KATIHAR 9. SECRETARY, THE KATIHAR DISTRICT CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, KATIHAR. 10. THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, THE KATIHAR DISTRICT CENTRAL COOPERATIVE BANK LIMITED, KATIHAR. 11. HARI LAL PODDAR, SON OF LATE KUTAI LAL PODDAR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHAMRAILI, P.S. KADWA, DISTRICT KATIHAR. ----------- 02. 25.08.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. None appears for the Katihar District Central Cooperative Bank Limited(hereinafter referred to as the Bank), although copy of the writ petition has been served on Sri Satyendra Kumar Dubey, counsel for the Bank. 2. Petitioner is presently serving as Assistant with the Bank. He has filed this writ application for a direction to the competent authority of the Bank to consider his case for promotion on the post of Manager as Sri Hari Lal Poddar, respondent no.11 has been allowed such promotion under order dated 14.5.2010 with effect from 10.9.2005 and according to the petitioner Sri Hari Lal Poddar is junior - 2 - to him in the gradation list and the seniority of the petitioner could not have been ignored while granting promotion to Sri Hari Lal Poddar with effect from 10.9.2005. In this connection petitioner has also made representation to the Managing Director of the Bank, which is dated 13.5.2010, Annexure-4. 3. Let the Managing Director of the Bank consider the representation of the petitioner dated 13.5.2010, Annexure-4 in accordance with law in the light of the submissions noted above and pass appropriate order as early as possible in any case within two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Managing Director of the Bank. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)