IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11425 of 2003 YAMUNA KUMARI @ YAMUNA DEVI, W/o Sri Shambhu Nath Thakur, Assistant Teacher, Girl’s Middle School, Sonbarsa, Anchal – Sonbarsa, District – Saharsa. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Saharsa. 4. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Saharsa. 5. The District Superintendent of Education, Saharsa. …. Respondents. ----------- 03/ 14.07.2009 In response to notice published in cause list learned counsel for the petitioner filed a slip mentioning therein that the petitioner wants disposal of her representation. Accordingly, this case has been listed out of turn. In this writ application the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for her promotion from Matric trained scale of pay to Graduate trained scale of pay taking into account her length of service and her qualification. Learned Government Advocate No. 1 informs that a Full Bench of this Court has decided the issue with regard to grant of Graduate trained scale of pay to the teachers on the basis of their length of service, qualification and seniority and for that purpose inclusion of their name in the - 2 - gradation list to be prepared in accordance with law. In the circumstances, in view of the slip filed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for inclusion of her name in the gradation list for grant of Graduate trained scale of pay to her in accordance with law. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioner which has to be considered by the concerned respondent strictly in accordance with law. DKS/ (J. N. Singh, J.)