IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4217 of 2003 1.AGHORI MANDAL Son of latle Bhoulu Mandal resident of Village Bhoualpur P.S. Nathnagar District Bhagalpur at present posted as a Silk instructor, Govt. Silk demonstration centre Ujiapur District Samastipur. 2.Prem Lal Mandal son of Sri Ramsahi Mandal resident of Village Athgama P.S. Kharik District Bhagalpur. At present posted as a Skill Artisan, Govt. Silk Service Centre, Bihiya District Bhojpur. 3.Ganesh Prasad Singh Son of Late Bachha Prasad Singh resident of Village Uccagaon P.S. Bath, District Bhagalpur At present posted as a skill Artisan silk Service Centre Nardiganj District Nawada. 4.Ganesh Yadav son of late Bhola Yadav resident of Village Gangapur P.S. Sultanganj District Bhagalpur, At present posted as a Silk Instructor Govt. Silk demonstration Centre Chhapki District Darbhanga. 5.Bhupendra Prasad Singh Son of late Rameshwar Prasad Singh resident of Village Nasrathkhani P.S. Nathnagar District Bhagalpur At present posted as a Silk instructor, Govt. Silk demonstration Centre Shahpur Potori District Samastipur. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2.Director, Handloom and Sericulture, Department of Industries, Bihar, Patna. 3.Assistant Director of Industries (Sericulture) Patna Division, Patna. 4.Finance Commissioner, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5.General Manager, District Industries Centre Darbhanga. 6.General Manager District Industries Centre, Samastipur. ----------- 4 31/7/2009 No one appears for the petitioner. Prayer of the petitioner in this writ application is for payment of arrears of salary admissible to the petitioner. A counter affidavit has been filed wherein it has been stated that the required amount for payment of salary has been allotted by the Director Industries to the concerned authorities, namely, General Manager, District Industries Centre, Samastipur 2 and Darbhanga and the Assistant Director of Industries (Sericulture) Patna Division, Patna vide letter No. 41 dated 1.7.2003. In absence of the counsel for petitioner it will be difficult for this Court to ascertain as to whether on allotment of fund actual payment has been made or not and therefore the petitioner will be at liberty to approach the drawing and disbursing officer by referring to the aforementioned letter of Director Industries dated 1.7.2003 for claiming for payment of admissible amount on the head of arrears of salary. With the aforementioned liberty, this application is finally disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)