IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9682 of 2003 SHEONATH SINGH, son of Late Domari Singh, resident of village- Dumar Narendra, P.S. Bhorey, District- Gopalganj… Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, through Secretary, Department of Secondary Education Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Department of Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Secondary Education, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Saran Division, Chapra. 5. The District Education Officer, Gopalganj. 6. The Headmaster, V.M.H.E. Gopalganj cum Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Sri Shankar High School, Chakiya Hussepur, District- Gopalganj. 7. The Treasury Officer, Gopalganj. … Respondents. ----------- 3. 13.09.2010 Having heard counsel for the State as with regard to the following prayer of the petitioner; “1. That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate writ/direction/order commanding the respondents to make payment of arrears of pay difference of salary from March 1989 to March 1997 on account of promotion in pay-scale of selection grade (Rs.2200- 4000) to the petitioner granted to him w.e.f. 1.1.86 vide office order of respondent no. 4 contained in Annexure- 1.” and in absence of counter affidavit, the only recourse that can be taken for the present is to direct the respondent no. 3, Director, Secondary Education and respondent no. 5, District Education Officer, Gopalganj to look into the grievance of the petitioner and take a 2 decision expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In the event, respondent no. 3 and/or respondent no. 5 would find the claim of the petitioner to be inadmissible; they must give reasons for the same. Let it be made clear that this Court in absence of counter affidavit has not gone into the merits of the case and has simply remitted the matter to the Director, Secondary Education to take a decision strictly in accordance with law. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this writ application is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)