IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12466 of 2007 Dilip Kumar Singh, son of Lal Bahadur Singh, resident of Village Khara, P.S. Uda Kishanganj, Dist. Madhepura. --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Health Departments, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Civil Surgeon, Madhubani. 5. The In-charge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Kisheshwar Asthan, Dist. Darbhanga. --------- Respondents ----------- 2 09.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner’s prayer for payment of salary for the period February, 2006 onwards is largely dependent on the two aspects, namely:- (i) Whether the petitioner has worked on the post, in question, under the administrative control of Civil Surgeon, Darbhanga where he is said to have been posted ever since 1997. (ii) Whether the appointment of the petitioner was fake or forged as alleged by the appointing authority, namely, Civil Surgeon, Madhubani in the counter affidavit filed on his behalf. Both the issues, therefore, are capable of being adjudicated and decided by the Director-in-Chief, a higher authority of 2 the Civil Surgeon, Darbhanga and Civil Surgeon, Madhubani and, therefore, this Court would direct the Director-in-Chief of the Health Services to examine such grievance of the petitioner as with regard to the payment of his salary for the period from February, 2006 onwards strictly in accordance with law. This exercise, however, must be completed by the Director-in-Chief of the Health Services, Government of Bihar within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It would also be open for the petitioner to file a representation enclosing the documents in proof of his work done for the period, in question, which shall also be taken into consideration by the Director-in- Chief, Health services. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)