IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.1877 of 2011 In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 3779 of 2006 With Interlocutory Application No. 8390 of 2011 With Interlocutory Application No. 8391 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No.1877 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. The State of Bihar through the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Bhagalpur Zone, Bhagalpur. 3. Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Munghyer Circle, Munghyer. 4. Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department, Munghyer Division, Munghyer. 5. Sub-Divisional Officer, Public Health Engineering Department, Sub- Divisional Office, Haveli Kharagpur, District-Munghyer. .... .... Appellants Versus Diwakar Prasad Mandal, son of Shri Maneshwar Prasad Mandal, Resident of Village-Fazeliganj, Post-Tarapur, Police Station-Tarapur, District- Munghyer. .... .... Petitioner-Respondent ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellants : Mr. P.K.Singh, A.C. to G.A.-1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER Patna High Court LPA No.1877 of 2011 (2) dt.07-12-2011 2 / 2 2 (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 2. 07-12-2011 Feeling aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 9th August 2010 passed by the learned single Judge in above C.W.J.C. No. 3779 of 2006, the respondent State of Bihar has preferred this Appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent. Matter at dispute is the promotion/reversion of the writ petitioner, a Class IV servant to Class III service and reversion therefrom. To us, it appears that the promotion and reversion of the writ petitioner has been the battle ground for power. The writ petitioner was repeatedly promoted by the local office, whereas, he has been ordered to be reverted for the promotion not being in consonance with the relevant rules. Be that as it may, now that the writ petitioner is in service for more than 30 years, there may not be a long service left and that he is admittedly qualified to hold the Class III post, we refuse to interfere in this Appeal. For the aforesaid reason, the Appeal and the Interlocutory Applications are dismissed. Pawan/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ) (Birendra Prasad Verma, J)