IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8977 of 2010 JAIGOVIND PRASAD SINGH S/O LATE MAHAVIR PRASAD R/O VILL & P.O.BASBIGHA, P.S.DHANARUA, DISTT-PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR IN-CHIEF, HEALTH SERVICES BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER PATNA 5. THE INCHARGE MEDICAL OFFICER, PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE BIHTA, DISTT-PATNA ----------- 02. 9.2.2011 Petitioner retired way back in the year 1995. He was supposed to have worked as a Block Education Extension Educator at Primary Health Centre at Bihta. Present writ has been filed in the year 2010 seeking a direction upon respondent authorities to pay him salary which, according to the petitioner, is due for the period December, 1992 to December, 1993. According to him, petitioner has a right to claim his rightful due from the respondents, what ever be the time which might have elapsed since the cause of action arose. He has annexed many a documents to show that he had worked i.e. tour diary and recommendation of the local people’s representative to support but unfortunately the official records do not support that he had worked during the period December 1992 to December, 1993. This aspect was never accepted in any of the communications made by any of the authorities that the petitioner had worked for the period December, 1992 to December, 1993. Looking at the period when so-called arrears of salary became due, coupled with the fact that the petitioner retired in 1995 2 and he chose to knock at the door of the court only in 2010 as well as with clear disputed question of facts emerging as to what was the status of the petitioner in terms of work performed by him, this Court is not enthused to give any direction for payment of salary for the period in question to the petitioner. However, the petitioner may obtain material or evidence under Right to Information Act to establish his claim since the present materials are not good enough to beget a direction or a categorical order from this Court for payment. The writ application stands disposed of with above liberty to the petitioner. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)