IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 3458 of 2024 ----- Saroj Kumar Singh, S/o Mundrika Prasad Singh, R/o Chhotapachagarh, P.O. & P.S. Sahibganj, District- Sahibganj ------ Petitioner(s) Versus 1.The State of Jharkhand 2.Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 3.The Director, Primary Education, School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi 4.The Deputy Commissioner-cum- Chairman District Education Establishment Committee, Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S.- Sahibganj, District- Sahibganj 5.The District Superintendent of Education, Sahibganj, P.O. & P.S.- Sahibganj, District- Sahibganj ------ Respondent(s) …… CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Pankaj Srivastava, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Shivam Singh, AC to S.C.-II …...... 04 / 06.01.2025: In this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- (i) For direction upon the concerned respondents to prepare seniority list of Grade- III and Grade-IV teachers as per terms of Rule contained in Bihar Taken over Elementary School Teachers Promotion Rule, 1993 and further consider the case of the petitioner for promotion to Grade- IV w.e.f. 01.03.2001 as per Rule 5(1) & (2), 6 and 7(1) & (2) of the said Rule of 1993 along with all consequential benefits. (ii) For direction upon the concerned respondents to fix and pay pension of the petitioner in the promoted Grade-IV pay scale. (iii) For direction upon the concerned respondents to pay arrears of salary and pension. 2. Counter affidavit has been filed. In the counter affidavit at paras 8 & 9 the following has been mentioned:- “8.That it is stated and submitted that it is also pertinent to mention here that after passing of order dated 13.06.2022 in W.P.(S) 2159 of 2020 there is flood of cases claiming their rights for promotion therefore the respondent department invited objection from the eligible candidates/ employees to raise their objections if any through local newspapers and official website of the District by 03.07.2024 and thereafter by curing all these objections, Gradation List of different scale will be prepared & post clearance of objections raised by concerned teachers. The gradation list will be taken of in District Education Establishment Committee & the final list will be published on official website of the District and therefore entire exercise may take 10 to 12 weeks of time. 9.That it is stated and submitted that considering all the reasons mentioned above, the respondents state and submit that the process of promotion shall be completed within 10 to 12 weeks’ time by the respondents with respect to cases related to promotion.” 3. Thus, from the counter affidavit, I find that respondents are in process of considering promotion of several teachers including the petitioner also. They have stated that within 10-12 weeks they will take a decision in this matter. 4. Considering the said submission, I direct the respondents to complete the process which they had undertaken within twelve weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and take a decision on the promotion of the petitioner as it has been submitted that juniors to the petitioner has already been granted the promotion. 5. The copy of the said decision so far as relates to the petitioner should be supplied to the petitioner within the aforesaid period. 6. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. (ANANDA SEN, J.) R.S.