IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10200 of 2009 ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, SON OF LATE PARMESHWAR DAYAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SHRI KRISHA NAGAR, MOTIHARI, P.S. TOWN MOTIHARI, DISTRICT EAST CHAMAPARAN, AT PRESENT ASSISTANT SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, RAIL POLICE MUZAFFARPUR----PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL AND INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLLICE, GOVERNEMNT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE(PERSONNEL), GOVERNEMNT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 4. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, RAIL MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, RAIL MUZAFFARPUR---RESPONDENTS. ----------- 02 21.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is presently serving as Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police. He has filed this writ application for a direction to the State Respondents to consider his case for promotion as Sub-Inspector of Police since persons up to serial No. 4106 in the gradation list have already been promoted as Sub-Inspector of Police but petitioner who is at serial No. 3976 in the gradation list has not yet been considered for such promotion. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there is nothing against him in his service record and in normal course he ought to have been promoted as the persons junior to him have been promoted. Highlighting the aforesaid grievance he has already filed representations dated 25.12.2007 and 22.2.2009 which is addressed to the Deputy Inspector General of Police(Personnel), Government of Bihar, Patna and are contained in Annexures-3 and 4 to this application. It is further submitted that till date those representations have not been disposed of. 4. Let the Deputy Inspector General of Police(Personnel), - 2 - Government of Bihar, Patna consider the representation of the petitioner as contained in Annexures-3 and 4 and pass appropriate reasoned order. If the representations of the petitioner are allowed then the case of the petitioner be considered by the Departmental Promotion Committee and he be granted promotion with effect from the due date as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha,J.)