IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6815 of 2007 1. Chandra Shekhar Singh S/o Late Shyam Bahadur Singh R/o Mohalla West Lohanipur, P.S. Kadamkuan, District Patna 2. Sushil Jha S/o Late Tej Narayan Jha, at present posted at Madhem Pashu Vikas Pariyojna Madhubani, P.S. Madhubani, District Madhubani 3. Yogendra Prasad S/o Mundirika Pd. At present posted at Laghu Pashu Vikas Pariyojna Sitamari, P.S. Sitamarhi, District Sitamarhi 4. Ram Kishore Jha S/o Dharmesh Jha at present posted at Laghu Pashu Vikas Pariyojna Jehanabad, P.S. Jehanabad, District Jehanabad 5. Ram Prabodh Mishra S/o Late Ganesh Mishra at presentposted at Director At Animal Husbandary Department, New Secretariat,P.S. Secretariat, district Patna 6. Anami Sharan Pd. S/o Late Badri Nath Verma at present posted at Virhad Pashu Vikas Pariyojna Muzaffarpur, P.S. Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur 7. Yugal Das S/o Late Madan Das at present posted at Ara Large Cattle Development Project, P.S. Ara, District Ara 8. Md. Ajmal SHasan S/o Md. Abul Hassan at present posted at Laghu Pashu Vikas Pariyojna Madhepura, P.S. Madhepura, District Madhepura 9. Govind Pd. S/o Late Ram Lagan Pd. At present posted at Director at Animal Husbandary Department, New Secretariat, P.S. Secretariat, dist. Patna 10. Sidh Nath Paswan S/o Late Ram Chandra Paswan at present posted at Director Animal Husbandary Department, New Secretariat, P.S. Secretariat, Dist. Patna 11. Upendra Nath Sharma S/o Late Devendra Rai Sharma at present posted at Laghu Pashu Vikas Pariyojna Motihari, P.S. Motihari, District Motihari 12. Raghu Nath Pandit S/o Hari Pandit at present posted at Pashu Vikas Pariyojana Purnea, P.S. Purnea, District Purnea …. … Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through its Commissioner cum Secretary Department of Animal Husbandary, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 2 2. The Joint Secretary Department of Animal Husbandary New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 3. The Commissioner cum Secretary Department of Finance Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna .. Respondents ---------------------------------- 03/ 16.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that during the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioners superannuated while serving the Department on the post of Statistical Supervisor and none of their juniors were promoted to the higher post of Assistant Director, although process was initiated to consider the petitioners and others for promotion on the post of Assistant Director, recommendation from the Bihar Public Service Commission was also sought but clarification asked for by the Commission was not considered by the Department and matter remained pending. Highlighting the aforesaid aspect of the matter, the Secretary of the Union filed representation dated 21.2.2007, Annexure-4 but the same was also not disposed of. Accordingly, the petitioners approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. 3 Having heard counsel for the parties, I dispose of this writ petition directing the State- respondents to consider the representation of the Union dated 21.2.2007, Annexure-4 in accordance with law as early as possible but in any case within reasonable time. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)