IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.319 of 2009 1. Krishnanandan Prasad son of late Hanuman Sahay, resident of village Baikatpur, P.S. Khusroopur, District Patna. 2. Shaligram Goswami, son of late Ram Lochan Goswami, resident of Ministerial Quarter No.35 B, Ara (Nawada), P.O. Ara, P.S. Ara (Nawada), District Bhojpur ………….Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner and Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Engineer – in – Chief – cum - Special Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Design Circle, Water Resources Department, Bhagalpur. 6. The Executive Engineer, Barari Division, Water Resources Department, Bhagalpur. 7. The Accountant General of Bihar, Veer Chand Patel Path, Patna…………………..Respondents ----------- For Petitioners: M/s Shanti Pratap & Ajit Ranjan Kumar, Advocates For the State: Mr. Subodh Kumar, A.C. to G.P. 14 For Accountant General: Mr. Vivekanand Kumar, Advocate 3 03.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the Accountant General. It is not denied that petitioners have been allowed second A.C.P. However, payment of difference of salary on account of grant of that A.C.P. has not been released in favour of petitioners till now. 2 It is stated in the counter affidavit that bill in respect of payment of amount has already been sent to the Treasury for the period in question. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to release due amount of petitioners on account of such grant of second A.C.P. to them positively within a period two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)