IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8472 of 2010 1. KAMLESH PRASAD PAL S/O LATE JANKI PAL R/O VILL.- KOSIYARA, P.S.- HUSSAINABAD, DISTT.- PALAMU, AT PRESENT POSTED AS FORESTER, MINOR FOREST PRODUCED PROJECT, RANCHI DIVISION CHANDWA RANGE, LATEHAR 2. INDRA DEO PAL S/O LATE ALIYAR RAM R/O VILLAGE + P.O.- RAJWADIH, P.S.- DALTANGANJ, AT PRESENT POSTED AS FORESTER, M.F.P.P. 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, M.F.P.P. DIVISION, GARHWA 4. BERNARD TIRKI S/O LATE MATIYAS SOMA TIRKI R/O VILL.- BAUSKARCHA, P.S.- MAHUATAUD, DISTT.- LATEHAR, AT PRESENT- FORESTOR, M.F.P.P. RANCHI DIVISION, CHAUDWA RANGE, DISTT.- LATEHAR 5. AWADH BIHARI RAM S/O RAM NARAYAN RAM R/O VILL.- SRI RAMPUR, P.S.- LESLIGANJ, DISTT.- PALAMU, AT PRESENT- FORESTER, M.F.P.P. RANCHI DIVISION, GUMLA RANGE, GUMLA 6. MUKTI NATH DUBEY S/O LATE BHARAT DUBEY R/O VILL.- RADHIYA, P.S.- GOVINDPUR, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN, AT PRESENT- FORESTER, M.F.P.P., RANCHI DIVISION, NAKCHATRA VAN GOVERNOR HOUSE RANG, RANCHI 7. SOMARU RAM S/O GANOURI RAM R/O VILL.- KARKOMA, P.O.- HASANDAG, AT PRESENT- FORESTER, M.F.P.P. HAZARIBAGH DIVISION, HAZARIBAGH-I RANGE, DISTT.- HAZARIBAGH 8. VISHNU DEO SINGH S/O GUPTESHWAR SINGH R/O MOHALLA- DIPWA, P.S. AND DISTT.- GARHWA AT PRESENT POSTED AS A FORESTER M.F.P.P. DIVISION, DALTONGANJ RANGE, LATEHAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT, SINCHAI BHAWAN, OLD SECRETARIAT, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE BIHAR STATE FOREST DEPARTMENT CORPORATION THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR 13, PATLIPUTRA COLONY, PATNA 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BIHAR STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, 13 PATLIPUTRA COLONY, PATNA 4. THE JHARKHAND STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION HINOO CHOWK RANCHI, JHARKHAND THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR 5. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR JHARKHAND STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, HINOO CHOWK, RANCHI, JHARKHAND 6. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DEVELOPMENT OF FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT, DORARDA, RANCHI ----------- 3. 22.06.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State of Bihar, State of Jharkhand and the counsel for the Bihar State Forest Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”). 2. Petitioners were appointed as Forest Guard by the Corporation in the year 1976. Since then till date they are serving to the satisfaction of the authorities at the place they are posted. It is submitted on their behalf that before the bifurcation of the State of Bihar they were posted in the Jharkhand side of the State of Bihar and since the division - 2 - of the State they remained to be posted in the Jharkhand side of the State of Bihar by virtue of Section 65 of the Bihar Reorganization Act, 2000. It is further submitted on behalf of the petitioners that till date the assets and liabilities of the Corporation has not been bifurcated between the Corporation and Jharkhand State Forest Development Corporation and the cadre controlling authorities of the petitioners continue to be the authorities of the Corporation. In the aforesaid background it is submitted that the cadre controlling authority of the petitioners are not considering their case for further promotion on the post of Ranger and grant of financial benefits in light of such promotion. 3. Counsel for the Corporation states that they have no objection in considering the case of the petitioner for promotion in accordance with law. 4. In view of the submission made by the counsel for the parties, I direct the Corporation to consider the case of the petitioners for promotion in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within a reasonable time not exceeding six months. In case promotion is allowed to the petitioners the order granting promotion be transmitted to the authorities whereunder the petitioners are serving for grant of consequential benefits. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)