Bihar State Commercial Taxes Employees Association v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.2033 of 2017 =========================================================== Bihar State Commercial Taxes Employees Association, Bihar, Patna through its General Secretary Sri Murari Prasad, son of Late Ayodhya Prasad, Resident of Shahganj Professor Colony, P.O. Mahendru, P.S. Sultanganj, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through Commissioner cum Principal Secretary, Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Bihar, Patna

2. The Commissioner cum Principal Secretary, Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The Joint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

.... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Siddhartha Prasad, Advocate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 15-02-2017 Defect is ignored.

The petitioner claims to be a registered Association of Bihar State Commercial Taxes Employees.

It is contended that though, vide letter No. 516 dated 2.2.2007, 72 posts of clerk and 152 posts of Upper Divisional Clerk - cum - Accountant have been created and sanctioned but promotions are not being given to the concerned and the ad hoc arrangement is continuing since long, i.e., whenever the Head Clerk retires the charge thereof is given to another person. The petitioner claims that

Patna High Court CWJC No.2033 of 2017 dt.15-02-2017 2/2 it has filed a representation through its Secretary dated 22.6.2016 as contained in Annexure 13/1.

Accordingly, this writ application stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2, the Commissioner - cum - Principal Secretary, Commercial Taxes Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, to take a decision upon the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order.

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