IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.679 of 2011 1. Kamlesh Prasad Pal S/o Late Janki Prasad, R/o Village- Kosiyara, P.S. – Hussainabad, District- Palamu, at present posted as Forester, Minor Forest Produced Project, Ranchi Division, Chandwas Range, Latehar 2. Indra Deo Pal, S/o Late Aliyar Ram, R/o Village + P.O.- Rajouradih, P.S.+ Distt.- Daltenganj, at present posted as Forster, MFPP, Ranchi Division, Lohardaga Range, Lohardaga 3. Rajendra Lal, S/o Late Bhagwati Lal, R/o Mohalla- Near S.P. Kothi Road, Abadganj, Daltenganj, at present Forester, MFPP Division, Garhwa 4. Bernard Tirki, S/o Late Motiyas Soma Tirki, R/o Village- Bauskarcha, P.S.- Mahuatand, Distt. – Latehar, at present Forester, MFPP, Ranchi Division, Chandra Range, Distt. Latehar 5. Awadh Bihar Ram, S/o Ram Narayan Ram, R/o Village- Sri Rampur, P.S. Losliganj, Distt. Palamu, at present Forester, MFPP, Ranchi Division, Gumla Range, Gumla 6. Mukti Nath Dubey, S/o Late Bharat Dubey, R/o Village- Radhiya, P.S. Govindpur, Distt. East Champaran at present- Forester, MFPP, Ranchi Division, Makchatra Van, Governor House Range, Ranchi 7. Somaru Ram, S/o Gonouri Ram, R/o Village- Karrkoma, P.O.- Hasandag, Distt. Gadhwa, at present Forester, MFPP, Hazaribagh Division, Hazaribagh Range, Hazaribag 8. Vishnu Deo Singh, S/o Gupteshwar Singh, R/o Mohalla- Dipwa, P.S.+ Distt. Gadhwa, at present- Forester, MFPP Division, Daltenganj, Latehar Range, Lather Versus 1. D.K. Shukla, I.F.S. Chief Conservator of Forest Cum Managing Director, Bihar State Forest Development Corporation, 13, Patliputra Colony, Patna 2. Mr. U.R. Bishwas, F.I.F.S., Addl. Chief Conservator of Forest Cum Managing Director, Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation Ltd. Hinoo Chouk, Ranchi, Jharkhand 3. The State of Bihar ---------------------------------- 06/ 03.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2 In compliance of the order of the High Court dated 22.6.2010, Annexure-1, the Bihar State Forest Development Corporation Limited has issued office order No. 29 dated 18.10.2011 whereunder out of eight writ petitioners, four petitioners, namely, M/s Rajendra Lal, Bernard Tirki, Somaru Ram and Vishnu Deo Singh have been promoted in the scale of ` 5500-9000 with effect from the due date. Other petitioners, who have not been promoted for the reasons indicated in the order itself, are at liberty to challenge the said office order by filing writ petition. This contempt petition is, accordingly, disposed of. It goes without saying that those who have been allowed promotion, shall be granted promotional benefit from the due date. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)