IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11448 of 2004 RANBIR PRASAD SON OF LATE KRISHNADEO PRASAD RESIDENT OF MOHALLA AGHORIA CHOWK, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR AT PRESENT POSTED AS BLOCK AGRICULTURE OFFICER, THAKURGANJ, P.O. THAKURGANJ, DISTRICT KISHANGANJ. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 6 20/08/2010 After filing of the writ application major portion of the relief prayed for by the petitioner has already been granted which was payment of salary for the period November, 1998 to February, 2001. Evidence of payment over a period of time has been brought on record in the supplementary counter affidavit which has been filed on behalf of the State. The only other issue which is left now is payment of compensation or the expenses made by the petitioner in obtaining treatment for the injury suffered by him during his deployment for election work. This aspect has not been settled till date. The Chief Election officer, Bihar in his latest communication which is letter no. 6130 dated 10.08.2010 has given a direction to the Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Bihar to settle the issue of the - 2 - petitioner. In view of this communication coupled with the request of the District Magistrate, Kishanganj to the Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Government of Bihar, he is hereby directed to communicate to the petitioner outcome of the direction contained in annexure-D i.e. letter of the Chief Election Officer, Bihar on the issue relating to compensation and the expenses made by the petitioner for the injury suffered. The Court expects a decision on this issue within a period of three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. This writ application stands disposed of with the direction as above. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)