PATNA, India, Feb. 12 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Jan. 12:

1. Heard Mr. Shankar Kumar Thakur, learned Advocate assisted by Mr. Prabhakar Thakur, learned Advocate for the petitioners and Ms. Vartika K Kashyap, learned Advocate for the State.

2. The petitioners have approached this Court for the following reliefs:-

"(i) for direction to the respondent no. 4 to grant the promotion in Graduate trained Teacher in terms of rule 15 (Cha) (i) of Bihar Panchayat Teacher (Recruitment and Service Conditions) Rule, 2012 after successfully completing 12 years continuous satisfactory service from the date of acquiring the required training for the purpose of promotion in next fixed salary.

(ii) For direction to the respond...