IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8131 of 2011 PRAMOD KUMAR CHAURASIA SON OF SRI HIRA LAL MANDAL WORKING AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT, CASH IN-CHARGE, STATE BANK OF INDIA, WARSALIGANJ BRANCH, P.S. WARSALIGANJ, DISTRICT NAWADAH (BIHAR), RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MUNGRAURA, POST OFFICE JAMALPUR, POLICE STATION EAST COLONY, JAMALPUR, DISTRICT MUNGER (BIHAR)----------------------------------------------------------PETITIONER Versus 1.THE GENERAL MANAGER,STATE BANK OF INDIA, JUDGES COURT ROAD, PATNA 2.THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, N.C.M. (N.W.I) STATE BANK OF INDIA, JUDGES COURT ROAD, PATNA 3.THE REGIONAL MANAGER, REGION-III, STATE BAN OF INDIA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, PATNA 4.THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER (ADMINISTRATION), STATE BANK OF INDIA, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE, PATNA 5.THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, WARSALIGANJ BRANCH, DISTRICT NAWADAH (BIHAR)-------------------------RESPONDENTS ----------- 3. 16.5.2011 After some arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the authorities of the respondent Bank to pay to the petitioner whatever balance salary, allowances and other dues are payable to him within a reasonable period of time. Learned counsel further submits that juniors to the petitioner have been promoted during the period while the departmental proceeding was pending against him and since no order of punishment has been passed against him his case for promotion may also be considered in the light of the said fact. 2 In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the authorities of the respondent State Bank of India to ensure that the arrears of salary, allowances and other dues as may be admissible to the petitioner shall be paid to him within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. So far as the question of promotion is concerned, nothing has been brought on the record to justify any such submission of learned counsel for the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner in the said circumstances does not press for the said relief in the present writ petition stating that he may be given liberty to file a fresh writ petition for the said purpose. The liberty is granted to him. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) Spal/