IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9477 of 2010 ARVIND KUMAR S/O SRI BAIKUNTH SHARMA R/O VILL.- HAJAMPUR, P.S.- SAKURABAD, DISTT.- JEHANABAD ……… PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURE NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BHAGALPUR ……… RESPONDENTS ----------- 2. 06/04/2011 Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to grant him promotion to the post of Block Agriculture Officer from the date his juniors have been granted such promotion. Learned counsel for the petitioner refers to a specific case of one Uttam Kumar Singh whom, he says, promotion was granted ignoring the case of the petitioner although he was junior to him. He submits that subsequently other juniors have also been granted promotion. This Court is of the view that the petitioner should file a representation in this respect before the Director, Agriculture, who is the competent authority to look into the grievances of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders. In the circumstances, liberty is granted to the petitioner to file a representation before the Director, Agriculture in respect of 2 his grievances within four weeks from today. If such a representation is filed, the Director, Agriculture shall consider the same and shall get an enquiry held as to under what circumstances, juniors to the petitioner have been granted promotion ignoring him. In case it is found that there was no justification for denying promotion to the petitioner, he will pass orders in respect of the same preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of the representation. This writ application is accordingly disposed of. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)