IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9741 of 2005 AFROZ AHMAD, Son of Late Md. Ahmad, Resident of Mohalla Kalibagh, P.O.& P.S. Bettiah, District West Champaran. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3.The I.G. Administration, Bihar, Patna. 4.The D.I.G. (Personnel), Bihar, Patna. ----------- 2 8/12/2009 No one appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present. Prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “Issuance of a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus to commanding the respondents to consider and promote the petitioner to the post of Sub.Inspector with effectl from the date of issuance of a letter vide its Memo No.5623 dated 10.12.2004 whereby and whereunder the respondent no.4 has issued the aforesaid notification by which several Assistant Sub. Inspector of Police who are junior to the petitioner have been promoted to the post of Sub. Inspector.” From the pleadings it appears that the petitioner had also filed a representation on 12.1.2005 (Annexure-2) when juniors to him were promoted in the lot of 397 Assistant Sub. Inspector of Police by an earlier order dated 27.11.2004. Such representation dated 12.1.2005 clearly states that neither there was any departmental proceeding pending against the petitioner nor there was any major punishment against him so as to deprive him of being 2 promoted on the post of Sub. Inspector of Police. Counsel for the State is not in a position to say anything as he has not received any instruction nor has filed any counter affidavit in this case which is pending since 9.8.2005 in this court. In that view of the matter, this Court would direct the Director General-Cum-Inspector General of Police to dispose of such representation of the petitioner dated 12.1.2005 as contained in Annexure-2 by a reasoned order wherein he must spell out the reasons for superceding the petitioner in the order of promotion dated 27.11.2004. This exercise must be completed by the D.G.- Cum-I.G. of police Bihar within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observation/direction this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)