IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5895 of 2007 1. Uma Shankar Prasad Singh, SON OF LATE BRAHAMDEO NARAYAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O.- THARBITTA, DISTT- SUPAUL. AT PRESENT- SRAHI ROAD, NAYA BAZAR, SAHARSA. 2. PRABHU NARAYAN PANDEY, SON OF LATE INDRASAN PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILL. PANDEY TOLA, P.O.- SONAVAL, VIA MALHI, DISTT. EAST CHAMPARAN. AT PRESENT SRAHI ROAD, NAYA BAZAR SAHARSA :--PETITIONER. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR SICHAI BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, BHAGALPUR. 4 SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, CIRCLE OFFICE, SAHARSA. 5. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DIVISION, SAHARSA. 6. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES, M.I. SUB- DIVISION, SAHARSA :--RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- 2. 18.11.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners are serving as Junior Engineer under the Chief Engineer, Purnea Zone of Water Resource Department. They have filed this writ petition for payment of arrears of salary for the month of August to December, 2006 and January, 2007 till the date the payment of their salary was resumed by the different Executive Engineer in whose office they are posted. 3. This matter remained pending for over four years, meanwhile, counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of Respondent No. 2 stating that 2 payment of salary to Petitioner No. 1 shall be made no sooner the documents are received. So far payment of salary to Petitioner No. 2 is concerned a letter of the Executive Engineer, Irrigation Division, Araria, addressed to Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Saharsa bearing Letter No. 1220 dated 15.5.2007 has been placed on record, wherefrom it appears that the same is not being paid as Last Pay Certificate of Petitioner No. 2 has not been received from the office of Minor Irrigation Division, Saharsa. 4. As the payment of salary to the petitioners are not being made for want of receipt of the Last Pay Certificate and other relevant documents, I deem it expedient to direct the petitioners to appear before the Principal Secretary of the Water Resource Department and to file a representation before him so that he may issue instructions for issue of the Last Pay Certificate as also other documents for ensuring payment to the petitioners. In the event Last Pay Certificate is not being issued in the case of the petitioners for the reason that they have not handed over charge then the petitioners would be well advised to hand over the charge. Representation in compliance of this 3 order be disposed of by the Principal Secretary as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of its receipt. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)