IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2810 of 2005 YOGENDRA JHA, SON OF LATE TULSI JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE WALIPUR, P.S. PIPARIYA DISTRICT LAKHISARAI. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. DIRECTOR, SECONDARY EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. SECRETARY, SECONDARY EDUCATION, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, BHAGALPUR, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. 5. REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR, MUNGER EDUCATION DEPA RTMENT, MUNGER. 6. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, BHAGALPUR, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. 7. DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, MUNGER. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RESPONDENTS ********** 3 3.1.2011 Petitioner is claiming that he would be entitled to the first time bound promotion w.e.f. 3.12.1983 instead of 1.4.1984, which is the date on which he was given the first time bound promotion. Apart from this, the petitioner also claims that he would be entitled to a higher pay scale of Rs. 1260/- on the ground that he comes within the scheme of the State Government which gives benefit of one increment to persons who come within the family planning scheme of the State Government. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he had filed an application before the District Education Officer, Munger for grant of the aforesaid benefits 2 which have predictably not been disposed of and are still lying unattended in the office of the District Education Officer, Munger. I, accordingly direct that the petitioner should file a fresh application within a period of eight weeks on receipt of a copy of this order before respondent no. 7, who shall pass appropriate orders within a period of four months on receipt of the representation. In case, it is found that the petitioner is entitled to the change of the date of the first time bound promotion and is entitled to the benefit of raising pay scale, steps should be taken to make and grant the aforesaid payments to the petitioner within a period of six months thereafter. This writ application is, thus, disposed of with the aforesaid directions. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)