IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6350 of 2000 PARSURAM PRASAD S/O SRI GANAURI RAM R/O JAGTANAND TOLA, KAJI CHAK, P.S. BARH, DIST. PATNA -------- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, WELFARE DEPARETMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR,PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVT OF BIHAR,PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT WELFARE OFFICER,JEHANABAD DIST.JEHANABAD 5. BHADWA SAHU, ASSISTANT TEACHER, S/C RESIDENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL,SONALI,KATIHAR 6. SRI JANMEJYA MAHTO, ASSISTANT TEACHER, SCHEDULE CASTE/TRIBE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOOL, MAHUATAND. 7. SRI CHAIT TOPPO, HEAD MASTER, SCHEDULE CASTE/TRIBE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, MAHUATAND, PALAMU. 8. SMT. MANJU URAON, ASSISTANT TEACHER, SCHEDULE CASTE/ SCHEDULE TRIBE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, CHAIBASA, WEST SINGHBHUM. 9. SRI HARSHITA TIGGA, ASSISTANT TEACHER, SCHEDULE CASTE RESIDENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL, BUNDU,RANCHI. 10. SRI RADHE SHYAM PATHAK, ASSISTANT TEACHER, SCHEDULE CASTE/TRIBE RESIDENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL, GHAGHRA, GUMLA, 11. SRI PASHUPATI NARAYAN DAS, ASSISTANT TEACHER, SCHEDULE CASTE/TRIBE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, MUNGER. 12. SRI MUNARIK PARASAD, HEAD MASTER, SCHEDULE CASTE RESIDNTIAL SCHOOL,MANFAR, GAYA. 13. SRI SUBODH PANDIT, ASSISTANT TEACHER, SCHEDULE CASTE/TRIBE RESIDENTIAL HIGH SCHOOL,AJHAN BARU -------RESPONDENTS For the Private respondents: Mr. A.B.Sinha,Mr. Surajdeo Narayan Verma,Advocates. For the State: S.C.16 S.S.Prasad Sinha,Advocate. 6 11.11.2008 Nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State and learned counsel for private respondents are present. It has been submitted on behalf of the respondents that respondents were already working as teacher in lower scale for last several years before entry of petitioner as direct recruits in B.A. trained scale and although the transaction to appoint the 2 private respondents on the higher scale was one and the same but final appointment of the private respondents through promotion was delayed due to administrative reasons. It has been submitted that in such a situation, as per Government policy decision and rules the promotees of the same transaction are to rank senior. It has further been submitted that the appointments were made in the year 1985 but challenge to the seniority of the private respondents has been made in the year 2000. Since nobody appears on behalf of the petitioner, this writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. Sym ( Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)