IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13843 of 2005 RAJ BALLABH DAS SON OF LAE SHIV MAHRA RESIDENT OF MOHALLA RATANPURA DOM KA GARHA (CHHATRADHARI BAZAR) P.S. BHAGWAN BAZAR, DISTRICT SARAN. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 09/09/2010 This writ application was filed by the petitioner since the benefit of junior selection grade and senior selection grade arising out of first time bound promotion and second time bound promotion was not granted to him during the period of his service. Petitioner superannuated on 31/08/2004. When the respondent District Magistrate failed to respond to his application claiming such a benefit, this writ application was filed. Despite the writ application being pending since 2005, no instruction has been furnished to the learned counsel for the State nor any counter affidavit has been filed. In view of the same, this Court remits the matter back to the District Magistrate, Saran at Chapra to take cognizance of the application of the petitioner dated 11.12.2003 contained in annexure-5 and pass an appropriate reasoned order preferably within a period of - 2 - six months from the date of production or communication of a copy of this order. This writ application stands disposed of with the direction as aforesaid. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)