- (1.)Heard Mr. Nitya Nand, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Jay Prakash Sharma, learned Assistant Counsel to G.P.-XI for the State.
(2.)The present writ application has been filed challenging the order dated 5.11.2002 passed by the Chief Engineer, Water Resource Development Department, Deoghar, whereby he had rejected the petitioner's claim for second time bound promotion with effect from 1,4.1993.
(3.)From the pleadings of the writ petition, it appears that the petitioner joined his service as Fuse Man in Water Resources Department pursuant to his appointment to the post in the office of the Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division Koshi Project, Birpur in the year 1965. He was promoted to the post of Electrician Grade-2 on 1.121973. It has been asserted in the writ petition that after more than 12 years of his service on the post of Electrician, he was granted first time bound promotion with effect from 1.4.1981 vide an order dated 6.1.1994. His grievance is that after completion of 12 years from the effective date of first time bound promotion he became entitled for second time bound promotion with effect from 1.4.1993. The time bound promotion was however, not given to him and in spite of repeated representations he was made to retire after attaining the age of his superannuation on 31.12.1999.