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Raghubir Prasad v. The State of Bihar

Patna HC14 Feb 2025CWJC/2487/2025

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CWJC No.2487 of 2025; Patna High Court; Nani Tagia, J.; 14-02-2025; Raghubir Prasad v. State of Bihar; Water Resources Department; promotion from Group-D to Group-C; Bihar Water Resources Departmental Field Clerical Cadre (Recruitment and Condition of Service) Rules, 2014; consideration of promotion claim vis-a-vis juniors; mandamus-type direction to consider promotion within three months; State counsel not opposing limited prayer; disposed of.

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Writ petition disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the petitioner's case for promotion from Group-D to Group-C in accordance with the Rules, as expeditiously as possible, and in any case not later than three months from receipt of the certified copy of the order. ¶20

Raghubir Prasad Vs The State of Bihar — Patna HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2487 of 2025

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Raghubir Prasad Son of Babulal Prasad @ Babulal Sah, Resident of Village and P.O.- Bhawanipur Bazar, Ward No. 07, P.S.- Nakardei (Addapur), District- East Champaran.

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... ... Petitioner

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The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna, Bihar.

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The Engineer-in-Chief-cum-Special Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna, Bihar.

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The Chief Engineer, Irrigation Creation, Water Resources Department, Motihari.

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The District Magistrate, East Champaran.

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The Superintending Engineer, Tribunal Canal Circle, Water Resources Department, Raxaul, East Champaran.

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... ... Respondents

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Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Pramod Rajpati, Advocate Mrs. Durga Kumari, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Manoj Kumar Ambastha, SC-26 Mr. Subodh Kumar, AC to SC-26 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA ORAL ORDER

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2 14-02-2025 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

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The petitioner who is working on a Group-D post

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in the Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to the higher Grade in accordance with the Bihar Water Resources Departmental Field Clerical Cadre (Recruitment and Condition of Service) Rules, 2014 from the date, persons junior to the petitioner have been promoted.

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Patna High Court CWJC No.2487 of 2025(2) dt.14-02-2025 2/2

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The learned advocate for the petitioner has prayed for disposal of the writ petition at this stage itself with a direction to the respondent authorities to consider his case for promotion in accordance with the rules referred to hereinabove.

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The prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, being limited to the consideration of his case by the respondent authorities in accordance with the rules, the learned State counsel has not opposed the prayer.

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In that view of the matter, this writ petition is hereby disposed off with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion from Group-D to Group-C, in accordance with the Rules, as expeditiously as possible, and in any case not later than three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

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(Nani Tagia, J)

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Nishant/-

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Raghubir Prasad v. The State of Bihar

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