IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12554 of 2010 RAJESH DAS, S/O-LATE DADHILAL DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- TATPAUWA, P.S.- SUKHAR, DISTRICT- KISHANGANJ :---- PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA THROUGH ITS Chairperson, Corporation centre, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai. 2. The Deputy Manager, Zonal Office, State Bank of India, Bhagalpur. 3. The Assistant General Manager, Region-III, the State Bank of India, Purnea. 4. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Kadogaon Branch, Kishanganj :--- Respondents. ----------- 2. 05.08.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State Bank of India (hereinafter referred to as the “Bank”) who prays for time to file counter affidavit but considering the nature of the order which this Court is proposing to pass the prayer of the counsel for the Bank seeking time to file counter affidavit is refused. 2. Petitioner claims himself to be serving as a Sweeper in the Kadogaon Branch, Kishanganj with effect from 1.9.1991. He requested the Branch Manager of the Kadogaon Branch to consider his case for regularization in the light of the instructions of the Bank contained in circular letter no. 98 dated 21.2.2006, Annexure-2 under his representation dated 31.5.2006, Annexure-4. It is further submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the Branch Manager having considered the representation of the petitioner dated 31.5.2006, Annexure-4 forwarded the same to the Assistant General Manager of the Bank, Region -III, Zonal Office- Purnea under Letter No. 22/63 dated 26.6.2006, Annexure-5 recommending that the case of the petitioner for absorption in the service of the Bank be considered as per laid down instructions of the Bank. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that till date the recommendation of the Branch Manager - 2 - dated 26.6.2006, Annexure-5 has not been considered by the Assistant General Manager, meanwhile, petitioner has also been disengaged. Counsel for the petitioner, however, is unable to provide the date on which petitioner was disengaged. 3. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the Bank I direct the Assistant General Manager of the Bank, Region-III, Zonal Office- Purnea to first verify whether he had received letter no. 22/63 dated 26.6.2006, Annexure-5 from the Branch Manager, Kadogaon, Kishanganj and if he has received such letter then the Assistant General Manager, Purnea should proceed to consider and dispose of the request made therein in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by the Assistant General Manager, Purnea. It is, however, made clear that if on account of the postal vagaries the letter of the Branch Manager, Kadogaon dated 26.06.2006, Annexure-5 could not be received by the Assistant General Manager, he shall confirm about the same from the Branch Manager, Kadogaon and if such recommendation has been made in favour of the petitioner, he should consider the same and pass appropriate orders within the same time. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)