IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9135 of 2009 Ranvir Singh, S/O Late Brahmadeo Pd.Singh, resident of village- Salalpur, P.O. Sinama, P.S.Parwalpur, District- Nalanda …………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.The District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District T.B.Control Committee, Bhojpur, District- Ara 3.The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Bhojpur at Ara 4.The D.D.C., Bhojpur at Ara 5.The District Tuberculosis Officer, Bhojpur at Ara 6.The Incharge Medical Officer, Udwantnagar P.H.C., District- Bhojpur …………… Respondents ----------- 3. 18/08/2010 Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to renew his contract of service and pay him salary for the period 1.8.2006 to 31.7.2007, during which period he worked, pending proposal for renewal of his contract. Petitioner was appointed on contractual basis as Laboratory Technician under the control of District Tuberculosis Officer, Bhojpur in 2004. Thereafter his contract was renewed on year to year basis. The last contract of service expired on 31.7.2006. It is the case of the petitioner that the proposal was routed for fresh contract of his service. During this period, file remained pending and petitioner continued to function as 2 Laboratory Technician. Finally when new Civil Surgeon found that his contract has not been renewed, by his note dated 13.8.2007, petitioner was stopped from functioning. Accordingly, consequential order was issued by the District Tuberculosis Officer to the Incharge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur on 23.8.2007 vide Annexure-7 for taking over charge from the petitioner. As per claim of the petitioner, he finally handed over the charge on 31.8.2007. Thus, petitioner claims that he continued to function as Laboratory Technician till 31.7.2007 and he should be paid his admitted wages. This grievance of the petitioner appears to be reasonable. In case it is established and accepted that the petitioner continued in service during this period, it is the responsibility of the respondents to pay all admissible wages to the petitioner. Therefore, this Court directs the respondents to examine the matter and release payment to the petitioner of his admitted remunerations within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. So far as renewal of contract of service 3 of the petitioner is concerned, this Court cannot issue any mandamus for the same. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that other Laboratory Technicians, who were also engaged on contractual basis, are continuing in service upon their contracts having been renewed from time to time. He submits that the petitioner performed his duty efficiently and sincerely and his entire service period is unblemished. In the circumstances, if other persons engaged on contract basis as Laboratory Technician have been retained in service by renewing their contract from time to time, petitioner should also get the same treatment. This matter is for the respondents to deal with. In case, they find that for no valid reason contract of the petitioner has not been renewed and the work which was being performed by the petitioner still requires engagement of the petitioner, they may consider the case of the petitioner for renewal of his contract. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)