IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6002 of 2005 MANORANJAN SINGH, SON OF LATE SABHAPATI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BISHUNPURA, POLICE STATION MUFASIL CHAPRA, DISTRICT-CHAPRA ……………….. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, OLD SECRETARIAT BUILDING, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, BIHAR MILITARY POLIC, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETARIAT BUILDING, PATNA 4. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, BIHAR MILITARY POLICE, NORTH RANGE, PATNA 5. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL, BIHAR MILITARY POLICE, NORTH RANGE, MUZAFFARPUR ……………….. RESPONDENTS ----------- 03. 06.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner has been granted promotion to the post of Sub-Inspector of Police with effect from 25.01.1989. His prayer is for shifting of his date of promotion to the post of Sub-Inspector from 25.10.1989 to 01.07.1989 with all consequential benefits, on the ground that persons below in the gradation list and juniors to the petitioner have been granted promotion to the post of Sub-Inspector of Police with effect from 01.07.1989. The reason behind such deviation in the date of promotion, as disclosed in the Counter Affidavit, is different orders passed by the High Court in several 2 Writ Applications. On account of Orders passed in Writ Applications, changes were brought in the gradation list. Due to change in the gradation list, an anomalous situation was created, which required shifting of the date of promotion. In many cases juniors had been given promotion with an earlier date than the seniors. This required to be corrected. A list of 39 such persons were prepared, in whose cases date of promotion to the post of Sub- Inspector of Police was required to be shifted to 01.07.1979 from their actual date of promotion. Petitioner’s name is also in this list at serial no. 6. However, till date shifting of the date of promotion has not been finalized. On perusal of a letter, annexed as Annexure-B to the Counter Affidavit, it transpires that the matter is pending before final authority. The Respondents are waiting for disposal of all similar pending Writ Applications, so that at one time, in all such cases order can be passed. Since Respondents themselves have decided to shift the date of promotion of petitioner from 25.01.1989 to 01.07.1979, no further direction is required to be issued. This application is being 3 disposed. Respondents will pass necessary orders without losing any further time, preferably within three months from the date of production / communication of the order. Petitioner shall also be allowed the benefits, financial and others, which would accrue to him on account of shifting of the date of promotion. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)