IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7972 of 2009 MADAN MOHAN SINGH son of Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh, resident of village Ranjee Chak Digha, P.S. Digha, District Patna Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Director General and Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna 4. The Additional Director General of Police (Head Quarter), Bihar, Patna 5. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Central Range, Patna 6. The Superintendent of Police, Nalanda ----------- 02/ 14.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. It appears, grant of promotion to the petitioner on the post of Inspector is withheld on account of pendency of the departmental proceeding, as is evident from the order, bearing Memo. No. 6628 dated 29.12.2006, Annexure-3 to this application. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that under order dated 1.9.2006, Annexure-4, the departmental proceeding initiated against the petitioner has been closed. It is further submitted that having closed the departmental proceeding initiated against him, there is no impediment in the way of the authorities to consider his case for promotion on the post of Inspector. For such consideration, petitioner has already filed representations, which are dated 18.8.2008 and 17.11.2008 and are contained in Annexures-7 and 8 to this application. 4. Let the Director General-cum- Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna consider the representations dated 2 18.8.2008 and 17.11.2008, Annexures-7 and 8 as early as possible, in any case before he takes up the promotion matter in the Board meeting which is to be held hereafter. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)