IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.2120 OF 2008 DR.CHITTARANJAN ROY, S/O BRIJ KISHORE ROY, AT PRESENT POSTED AS PROFESSOR AND HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE, DARBHANGA MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, LAHARIASARAI, DARBHANGA, RESIDING AT AGALPATI, P.S BETA, DIST. DARBHANGA. …………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.THE COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3.THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4.DR. SURAJ NAYAK, AT PRESENT POSTED AS ADHOC PROFESSOR IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE AGAINST THE EARMARKED POST OF ANATOMY AND ALSO WORKING AS SUPERINTENDENT. UNDER WORKING ARRANGEMENT IN DARBHANGA MEDIAL COLLEGE ANDHOSPITAL, LAHARIASARAI, DARBHANGA. ………………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03/ 30.09.2011 Learned counsel for the State at the outset has produced a letter of the Additional Commissioner dated 29.09.2011, which gives a time limit of three months for finalizing the seniority list and consequential promotion on the basis of such seniority list, Keeping in view that this writ application had remained pending for a period of three years and the dispute of interse seniority of teachers of different 2 departments of Medical Colleges all over Bihar has remained pending for a decade, in a number of cases filed in this court, it is hoped and believed that the period of three months sought for by the Additional Secretary in his letter dated 29.09.2011 will be utilized for taking effective steps both with regard to finalizing the seniority list as well as consequential action based on such seniority list. If however after a period of three months, Government or the Additional Secretary will not come out with final gradation list, they will owe an explanation to this Court and the Additional Secretary, Health may be directed to appear in person for explaining the delay in decision making process. It is accordingly made clear that in the aforesaid period of three months the entire exercise as undertaken in the letter of the Additional Commissioner, Health Department must be completed so that a decision for permanent Superintendent in Darbhanga Medical College Hospital is taken immediately after expiry of a period of 3 three months. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of. Ranjan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)