IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14944 of 2006 Md. Ekramuddin S/o late Md. Bashiruddin R/o village- Mushkipur, PO- Jamalpur Gogri, PS- Gogri, Distt- Khagaria---- ------------------------------------------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director, Animal Husbandry, Patna. 3. The Commissioner, Munger 4. The Regional Director, Animal Husbandry, Bhagalpur. 5. The District Magistrate, Khagaria, 6. The District Animal Husbandry Officer, Khagaria----- -----------------------------------------Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 14.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner is a retired head clerk of Animal Husbandry Department in the district of Khagaria. He superannuated on 31.1.2003 from the office of District Animal Husbandry, Khagaria after having served the department for almost 30 years. The State Government notified a scheme what is known as ACP Scheme to extend the benefit of financial progression on completion of 12 years and 24 years of service, as case may be. Though ACP Scheme was notified in the year 2003 i.e. after superannuation of the petitioner, but the scheme has come into effect from 9.8.1999. There could be an occasion for the claim of the petitioner to be considered. Petitioner has approached the District Animal Husbandry, Khagaria by way of representation dated 8.10.2006 but inaction on the part of the respondents to decide the issue compelled him to approach the High Court. Unfortunately no counter affidavit has been filed in this case despite the writ petition having remained pending for almost five years. 2 In view of the same the Court has left with no option but to direct the District Animal Husbandry Officer, Khagaria i.e. respondent no.6 that in case the petitioner files a fresh representation he will be obliged to take a decision after verifying service record of the petitioner with regard to his entitlement within a period of three months from the date of filing of his application with a copy of this order. This writ application is allowed with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)