IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16183 of 2009 1. PREM KUMAR BHAGAT S/O LATE BISHESHWAR BHAGAT MOH- 307, PATLIPUTRA COLONY, P.S. PATLIPUTRA, DISTT. PATNA AT PRESENT CHIEF OF ENGINEERING SERVICES, BISCOMAUN, PATNA Versus 1. THE CHAIRMAN BIHAR STATE CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING UNION (BISCOMAUN) HAVING HIS OFFICE AT BISCOMAUN BHAWAN, PATNA-1 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BIHAR STATE CO- OPERATIVE MARKETING UNION (BISCOMAUN) HAVING HIS OFFICE AT BISCOMAUN BHAWAN, PATNA 3. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH REGISTRAR CO- OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 2/ 26-11-2009 Petitioner was substantially appointed as an Assistant Engineer in Biscomaun. For the present his is officiating as Chief of Engineering Services in the Biscomaun w.e.f. 17.07.2004. He has filed this writ application setting out a grievance that the other persons, junior to him, have already been promoted as Executive Engineer but the case of the petitioner is not being considered for such promotion. The other junior (s) , who have been promoted as Executive Engineer by the Biscomaun, have since gone to other organizations. It is also submitted that paucity of fund in the Biscomaun should not be a ground to deny the petitioner’s promotion on the post of Executive Engineer as presently he is drawing salary in the scale of Assistant Engineer at the last (maximum) stage and if he is allowed promotion as Executive Engineer his salary will be enhanced by hardly - 2 - Rs. 300-400/- on account of grant of three increments and no financial burden will be caused to the organization . 2. In this connection the petitioner has filed representations dated 20.07.2007 and 31.07.2007, as contained in Annexure-6 and 6/1. Let the authorities of Biscomaun consider the request of the petitioner for promotion to the post of Executive Engineer with effect from the due date in accordance with law along with the request of the petitioner for grant of monetary benefit under Assured Career Progression Scheme that also with effect from the due date, as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. This writ application is accordingly disposed of. BTiwary/ ( V. N. Sinha, J )