IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8794 of 2010 SANJAY KUMAR S/O SHRI ARJUN LAL RAJAK R/O MOHALLA- MITHAPUR, NEAR DAYANAND BOYS HIGH SCHOOL, THE WHITE HOUSE LOUNDARY, KHAGAUL ROAD, P.S. JAKKANPUR, PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER BOARD, PATNA UNDER PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PATNA WATER BOARD, WATER SUPPLY BRANCH, PATNA ----------- 04. 25.06.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation(hereinafter referred to as the PMC). 2. Petitioner was engaged as Pump Operator on daily wages by the Executive Officer, PMC under order bearing Memo No.852 dated 21.9.2007 and such engagement was further continued under Memo No.243 dated 26.3.2008, Annexures-1 and 2, whereafter it appears the engagement of the petitioner was terminated in December, 2008 and he is not being paid wages from January, 2009, such fact is found mentioned in the representation of the petitioner and other similarly situate employees of the PMC, which is contained in Annexure-4 to this application. During the hearing of this application also learned counsel for the PMC has confirmed that engagement of the petitioner was terminated in December, 2008 and in support of such statement he has relied on the averments made by the petitioner and others in the representation, Annexure-4. As the engagement of the petitioner has been terminated in December, 2008 direction for payment of salary from January, 2009 cannot be issued by this Court and this writ application is dismissed. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha,J.)