IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3059 of 2007 MURLIDHAR RAI, Son of Late Bibhuti Rai, Retd. Assistant Controller, 132/33 K V Greed, Sub-Station Jakkanpur, P S Jakanpur, District Patna ……………. Petitioner Versus 1. THE CHAIRMAN,Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Patna 2. The General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Transmission Zone, Patna 3. The Superintending Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna 4. The Executive Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna ….. Respondents ********* 02- 1.10.2008 Heard Junior Counsel to the learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. Umesh Kumar Verma, JC to Mr. Dharmesh Mishra, Govt. Advocate. The petitioner claims payment of over time for a total period of 2112 hours. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit. 2. We have perused the material on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. It appears that the petitioner is an employee of the respondent Bihar State Electricity Board, and is functioning as Assistant Controller. He raises a grievance that he had worked for 2112 hours’ over time and is, therefore, entitled to payment accordingly. In view of the non- payment of the same, the petitioner along with other had earlier preferred CWJC No. 8973 of 2003 (Mohammad Sakil Akhtar & Others vs. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board & Ors.) raising the same grievance. The writ petition was disposed of by order - 2 - dated 2.3.2005 (Annexure 1), whereby it was observed that this was an issue of fact and, therefore, the respondent authorities were directed to dispose of the petitioners’ grievance with a reasoned order within a period of three months, and make payment within six weeks thereafter if their claim is found admissible. The respondent authorities have considered the petitioner’s claim and disposed of the same by a speaking order on 10.2.2006 (Annexure A). It is stated therein that the petitioner had submitted an exaggerated claim of 2112 hours, whereas he is actually entitled to get the payment for over time of 494 hours. Accordingly a sum of Rs.60,894.50p. has been sanctioned and got it deposited in his account maintained in the State Bank of India, Mithapur Branch. It thus appears that the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed and nothing survives for consideration. 3. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. ( S K Katriar ) mrl