IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15968 of 2010 1. HIRALAL RAJAK S/O LATE KARU RAJAK R/O VILL.- SOCHAI, P.S.- KURTHA, DISTT.- ARWAL Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 4. THE CIVIL SURGEON, GAYA 5. THE DISTRICT LEPROSY OFFICER, GAYA 6. THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER-CUM- DRAWING DISBURSING OFFICER (D.D.O.), GAYA ----------- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Gopal Govind Mishra For the State :- Mr. Neeraj Kumar, A.C. to S.C. XXII ----- 2 04/05/2011 Petitioner has now superannuated but before retirement he was working as a Medical Social Worker (M.S.W.) in the office of the District Leprosy Officer, Gaya which comes within the department of Health. According to him, by virtue of the work assigned to him, he had to visit fields which kept him away from the Headquarters. However, he kept filing his tour report along with the outcome of such tour to the authorities but when final settlement of his claim was made, he realized that payment of his salary has not been made for certain periods extending over June, 2005 till February, 2009. Details of non payment of salary which ranges from two - 2 - days to 29 days have been indicated in paragraph 1 of the writ application. Looking at the nature of the claim which requires verification from the records available with the respondents, let petitioner approach the District Leprosy Officer, Gaya with details of non payments which have been indicated in this writ application. The District Leprosy Officer, Gaya (respondent no. 5) will get the matter verified and if the claim of the petitioner is otherwise found to be correct, then appropriate direction for payment would be required to be made and if not, reasonable order indicating the reason for rejection of such claim, if any, will be provided to the petitioner. If the petitioner files an application with a copy of this order, the concerned respondents must take a decision within three months from the date of filing of such an application. This writ application is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)