IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12872 of 2006 RAM CHANDRA RAI Versus PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPN.& ORS ----------- 4. 22.09.2008 The grievance in this writ application of the petitioner, who is a Class IV employee, is for payment of certain arrears of dearness allowance admissible to him in his pay scale. He claims to have represented before the authority for the same on 9.9.2006 as mentioned in the writ petition but as 9.9.2005 as mentioned in the copy of the representation. The issue is one purely administrative. If the Respondents have liability to pay dearness allowance whatever may be the dues of the petitioner, this Court expects the Respondents to fulfill their obligation in law without compelling the citizen to approach the High Court for administrative duties as simple as the present. This writ application is disposed with directions to Respondent no. 2 to examine the eligibility of the petitioner for payment of dearness allowance in accordance with law and the ultimate dues of the petitioner be paid to him within a maximum period of four months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order, failing which the arrears shall carry interest @ 3% till the date of payment. AKS/ (Navin Sinha, J.)