Rajiv Roy, J. – Heard Mr. Amarnath Jha, the appellant who has appeared in person.

2. The present appeal has been preferred against the order dated 07.05.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge in C.W.J.C. No.17632 of 2012 by which the said writ petition was dismissed holding that the denial of the claim of the petitioner-appellant for grant of his 1st and 2nd time bound promotions as well as annual increment of pay which were withdrawn by the respondents need no interference.

3. The matrix of facts giving rise to the present appeal is/are as follows: –

4. The petitioner-appellant was appointed as an Auditor on 03.12.1977 and was further made Senior Auditor, Class-II effective from 01.05.1980 after the government decided to merge the post of Auditor with that of the Senior Auditor, Class-II on which post, he retired on 31.12.2011.

5. As per his service condition, the annual increment was depending on the passing of the “Hindi Noting and Drafting Examination” conducted by the Rajbhasha Department, Government of Bihar. Further, for the confirmation and promotion to the post of Senior Auditor, he was required to pass departmental examination consisting of four papers, the details of which