IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1688 of 2006 RAM RATAN MAHTO Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3. 12.3.2010. Heard Mr. S.K.Sinha, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Prabhakar Shankar, learned Assisting Counsel to G.P.12 for the State and Mr. L.P.K.Rajgrihar learned counsel for the Accountant General. During the course of the proceedings, the admissible dues of the petitioner towards pension, provident fund, gratuity and leave encashment was paid to the petitioner. Some claims towards arrears of salary remained pending and for which time was granted to the learned counsel for the State to look into the matter and take appropriate steps for redressal of the grievance as noted in the order dated 9.2.2010. Today, a supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent no.3 and in para-5 thereof, it is stated that the arrears of revised salary for the period 20.5.1997 to December, 1998 has been paid to the petitioner vide Cheque dated 9.3.2010 copy whereof has been placed at Annexure-M to the said affidavit. In para-6 of the said counter affidavit, it is stated that in regard to the claim of salary 2 for other period, the present Drawing and Disbursing Officer and the Range Education Officer, Sherghati have been directed to examine the claim of the petitioner and to make payment thereof within one month and which shall be paid to him within one week thereafter. In that view of the matter, nothing survives in the writ petition and the same is disposed of with the direction to the Drawing and Disbursing Officer and the Range Education Officer, Sherghati to make payment of the entire arrears of salary of the petitioner which remained pending for payment within a period of one month from today. The writ petition stands disposed of. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)