IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1774 of 2006 BINAY KUMAR JHA S/O M. JHA, R/O VILL-BHAVAN GAMA, PS+DISTT.- SUPAUL AT PRESENT POSTED AS JUNIOR ENGINEER, FLOOD CONTROL SUBDIVISION, SALMARI, KATIHAR-------------PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COMMISSIONER & SECY. WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF (NORTH) WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SINCHAI BHAWAN, PATNA 4. UNDER SECY.(BIMAL KUMAR NIRAJ), WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR,SINCHAI BHAWAN,PATNA-------- -----------------------------------RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. satish Chandra Jha-3,Advocate For the State: Mr. Anil Kumar Jha, GA-2. ----------- 2 8.10.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. In the petitioner’s reply to the counter affidavit he has brought on record the list of Junior Civil Engineers who have now been given I.D. Code and their seniority. This is said to be the tentative notification which has been annexed by the petitioner along with annexure-7 issued by the Water Resources Department on 30th January, 2008. According to petitioner only minor correction in case of objection was required to be made if at all. The main issue of working out the gradation list has been more or less ironed out and therefore the State should not take too long time to decide the question of promotion and benefit of ACP which has accrued in favour of the petitioner many years ago. The reason for delay is obvious because unless the seniority was worked out and the gradation list finally published it would have led to many litigations and objections in this regard. Keeping in view of the notification dated 30th January, 2008, this writ application is disposed of with a direction - 2 - upon respondent no.2, the Principle Secretary, Water Resources Department that he will look into the matter and ensure that the order with regard to promotion of the petitioner may be sorted out at the earliest, preferably with a period of six months from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. The petitioner would be well advice to file his claim in view of his settled seniority position in terms of the notification dated 30th January, 2008. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)