IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10455 of 2007 MANOJ KUMAR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 28.07.2008 Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner came to this Court aggrieved by denial of consideration of his case for promotion from basic grade of the Bihar Administrative Service to the rank of SDO even while his juniors had been promoted. It appears that the case of the petitioner for promotion as a reserved category candidate (Scheduled Caste) was being denied to him on the premise that he was not a resident of the State of Bihar but a resident of Jharkhand and therefore in accordance with the government decision benefit of reservation was not available to him as belonging to another State. Despite his having represented the same did not find favour with the respondents when they rejected his claim by an order dated 16.3.2007 presently assailed. Learned Counsel for the petitioner today places before this Court letter no. 1593 dated 7.2.2008 issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, recording the satisfaction that the petitioner was in fact a permanent resident of the State of Bihar after enquiry from all concerned. Even while directing the copy of the notification produced to be kept on record, this Court grants liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation in context thereof before the respondent no. 2 with a consequent direction to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion in accordance with law from the date that his juniors may have been promoted within a maximum period of four months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. The petitioner shall be entitled to all consequential benefits in pursuance of such retrospective promotion. Snkumar/- The writ application stands allowed. (Navin Sinha,J.)