IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16342 of 2011 1 Prem Narayan son of Sri Mathura Prasad 2 Rabindra Kumar Sharan son of Late Jagdish Lal …Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Agriculture Production Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 2. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Bihar, Patna 3. The Administrator, Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (dissolved) Pant Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna …Respondents For the Petitioners :Mr. Jai Prakash Verma For respondents :Mr. Rewti kant Suman, AC to GP 13 ----------- 02. 20.09.2011 Heard Mr. Verma for the petitioner and learned AC to GP 13 for the State respondents and its officials. Petitioner served the Bihar State Agriculture Marketing Board (since dissolved) (for short ‘the Marketing Board’) as Accountant (Lekhapal). The Administrator of the Marketing Board, by office order bearing no. 60, dated 18.02.2010, (Annexure-5), revised the scale of pay of the employees of erstwhile Marketing Board with effect from 01.01.2006 in view of the recommendation of the 6th Pay Revision Committee. Petitioner was treated at par with the Assistant in grade pay of 4200/- and his scale of pay was accordingly revised at Rs./- 5500-9000. It is the contention of the petitioner that issues relating to the grant of pay or grade pay was raised in CWJC No. 14864 of 2010 (Annexure-6) and the matter was disposed of by a proceeding dated 9.9.2010. In the light of the said order, the Respondent-Administrator by order dated 17.01.2010 (Annexure-7) 2 enhanced the grade pay admissible to the post of Assistant/Personal Assistant from 4200/- to 4600/-. The case of the petitioner is that his case being at par with the case of Assistant/Personal Assistant should also be considered for enhancement of grade pay from 4200/- to 4600/- with effect from 01.01.2006 financial benefits therefrom with effect from 01.04.2007. Learned counsel submits that petitioner ventilated the aforesaid grievance before the Respondent-Administrator of the Marketing Board by filing representations as contained in Annexures- 8 and 9, but no action thereon has been taken till date. Learned counsel submits that petitioner would be satisfied if the said respondent is directed to consider and dispose of his representation(s) in accordance with law. Learned AC to GP 13 submits that in view of aforesaid stand taken by the petitioner, this Court may dispose of the matter. Having heard the parties and on going through materials on record, this court is satisfied that present application be disposed of by the following order:- Let the petitioner file a detailed representation before the Respondent-Administrator, Marketing Board, (respondent no.3) together with a copy of the present order within four weeks. The said respondent shall consider and dispose of the representation by a reasoned order within eight weeks of its filing. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )