IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8511 of 2010 1. KAMESHWAR PRASAD S/O LATE SUAYAMBAR SAH R/O VILL DIHARA, P.O.DIHARA, VIA-OBRA, P.S.OBRA, DISTT-AURANGABAD Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES (IRRIGATION) DEPARTMENT BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER , RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, WORKS CIRCLE-2, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT SASARAM 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL WORKS DEPARTMENT , WORKS DIVISION-2 SASARAM ----------- 2. 9.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is unfortunate that a purely administrative issue with regard to payment of salary, notwithstanding earlier orders of this Court, comes back to the Court in the form of a writ application. Perhaps a little effort on part of the administrator can prevent such administrative issues being thrust upon the Court. The petitioner is an employee of the Irrigation Department deputed to the Minor Irrigation Department and claims for certain arrears of salary. This Court in C.W.J.C. No. 14544 of 2009 on 17.11.2009 had issued directions to the Secretary to decide the issue of the claim for salary by a reasoned and speaking order so that the judicial review is facilitated. Orders of the Court are required to be 2 complied with, expect upon pain of answerability for violation of the orders of the Court. This Court, therefore, is left with no option but to issue a mandamus to the Secretary, Rural Works Department to pass a reasoned and speaking order on the claim for salary of the petitioner within a maximum period of 10 days from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order. It is expected that if the Secretary finds justification in the claim or any part of the claim, necessary consequential orders along with necessary payment shall be done during the same period. Administrative co-operation between the Parent department and the Department of deputation for that period are the responsibility of the administrator. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)