IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7453 of 2010 SHASHI BALA NATH, W/O SRI BIPIN KUMAR SINHA, R/O BEHIND MADHAV SADAN,R.B.S.S. ROAD, BHAGALPUR,P.S.- KOTWALI IN THE DISTRICT OF BHAGALPUR. …….PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR,PATNA. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY , DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND LAND REFORMS, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY , DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ,GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE COMMISSIONER ,BHAGALPUR DIVISION,BHAGALPUR. 5. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM COLLECTOR, BHAGALPUR. ………. RESPONDENTS ----------- 2. 10/02/2011 Petitioner has filed this writ application with an innocuous prayer for a direction to the respondents to consider his case for promotion to the post of Circle Officer (Bihar Revenue Service) from the date his juniors have been promoted. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents in which it has been disclosed that a criminal case is already pending against the petitioner in which sanction has been accorded by the Government and thereafter charge sheet has been submitted. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that this fact was concealed by the petitioner in his writ application although he had full knowledge of the same. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner does not deny the fact that the petitioner had knowledge of the criminal case, still, he has not mentioned about the same in the writ application. In the circumstances, this Court finds that there is deliberate concealment of relevant facts in the writ application. Therefore, this writ application is dismissed with a cost of Rs.2000/-, which shall be realized by the respondents from the salary of the petitioner. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)