IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8918 of 2003 KANTA PRASAD GUPTA, son of Sri Banarsi Prasad Gupta, resident of village Noorpur, P.O. Nath Nagar, P.s. Nath Nagar, District Bhagalpur- 812006, at present Lecturer in Swastth Vrrita Hygin, Govt. Sri Yatindra Narayan Ashtang Ayurvedic Mahavidyalay, Champapur, Nath Nagar, Bhagalpur … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 3. Deputy Secretary, Department of Health, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. Director, Department of Health, Medical Education Family Welfare and Indigenous Medicine, govt. of Bihar, Patna 5. Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 6. The Principal, Sri Yatindra Narayan Ashtang Ayurvedic Mahavidyalay, Champapur, Nath Nagar, Bhagalpur 7. Sri Mukti Nath Jha, Drawing and Disbursing Officer, and Reader, in the Department of Dravya Gunn, Govt. Sri Yatindra Narayan Ashtang Ayurvedic Mahavidyalay, Champapur, Nath Nagar, Bhagalpur … Respondents ----------- 3. 29.7.2010 No one appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the State is present. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application in paragraph 1: “This writ application on behalf of sole petitioner aforesaid is directed for issuance of an appropriate writ(s), order(s), direction(s) preferably in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to pay arrears of difference of salary as well as arrears of salary minus whatever 2 has been paid to the petitioner which is still due.” in view of the following stand taken in paragraph 4 of the counter affidavit: “It is stated that for payment of arrear salary of the petitioner and similar situated person a proposal for making budgetary provision through B.C.F. Advance has been approved by the Department for its concurrence. After concurrence of the Finance Department memorandum will be sent to the Cabinet Co- ordination for the approval of council of Ministers. After the approval of proposal by the Cabinet the allocation of the required sum will be provided for payment of the petitioners.” must be deemed to have been redressed by- now. This application is, accordingly, dismissed as having become infructuous. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/