IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3103 of 2010 PRABIN CHANDRA SINGH, SON OF LATE SHIV NANDAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SRI RAMPUR, P.O.-TEMTHA, P.S.-PARBATTA, DISTRICT-KHAGARIYA. ……..PETITIONER. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, BUDH MARG, PATNA-800 001. …..RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 10.12.2010 Since the Director, Secondary Education, Human Resources Development Department, Government of Bihar, has failed to take cognizance of the application of the petitioner, the present writ has been filed. The issue is grant of particular pay scale to the petitioner as some other similarly situated persons have been extended this benefit and the petitioner has been discriminated. The details and the background under which such claim has been made, are supported by various Circulars of the State of Bihar which have also been annexed with Annexure-3 which is dated 25.9.2008. The court fails to understand as to why it should take more than ten years for the Director to decide the issue and why it should take more than ten months for - 2 - the state to file a counter affidavit explaining the position. Let the petitioner file a fresh application with a copy of this order which will be considered by the Director and disposed of by speaking order. In the above stated background writ is disposed of with a direction to the Director, Secondary Education to decide the claim of the petitioner by speaking order within a period of three months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. PN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)