IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2958 of 2006 1. Mukti Sinha, Wife of Shri Babua Nand Sharma, resident of village – Nayapul, Bikram, P.O. + P.S. – Bikram, District – Patna. 2. Madhvi Sinha, Wife of Shri Devendra Kumar Sinha, resident of village – Patringa, P.O. Singauri, P.S. Singauri (Paliganj), District – Patna. 3. Lalpari Devi, Wife of Shri Mahesh Prasad Mehta, resident of village – Rajpur, P.O. + P.S. Bihta, District –Patna. 4. Sushma Kumari, Wife of Shri Ram Sujan Singh, resident of village – Barki Kopa, P.O. + P.S. Naubatpur, District – Patna. 5. Lakshmi Kumari, Wife of Shri Lal Bahadurd, resident of village + P.O. Chesi, P.S. Naubatpur, District –Patna. 6. Berna Dutta Basanti, Wife of Shri Sunil Kumar, resident of village – Gambhirpur, P.O. Shambey, Via + P.S. Warsaliganj, District – Nawada. 7. Kusum Kumari, Wife of Shri Lalan Sah, resident of village – Aspura, P.O. + P.S. Bikram, District – Patna. 8. Chanchala Kumari, Wife of Shri Baijnath Singh @ Bhola Singh, resident of village – Khapuri, P.O. Sadabah, P.S. Dulhin Bazar, District – Patna. 9. Shyama Kumarid, Wife of Shri Kedar Thakur, resident of village – Nath Kharsa, P.O. Niranjanpur, P.S. Mehandia, District – Arwal. 10. Kumari Mridula, Wife of Shri Ram Niwas Sharma, resident of village – Maner Telpa, P.O. + P.S. Bikram, District – Patna. 11. Hiramani Devi, Wife of Shri Sahjanand Singh, resident of village + P.O. Achua, P.S. Dulhin Bazar, District – Patna. ….. Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Director-in-chief, Health Services, Bihar, Patna. 3. Civil Surgeon cum Chief Medical Officer, Patna. 4. Medical Officer-in-charge, Primary Health Centre, Bikram, District – Patna. 5. Treasury Officer, Patna. … Respondents. ----------- 04/ 14.07.2009 This writ application was filed for a direction to the respondents to pay arrears of salary of the petitioners of the period from October, 2004 to December, 2004. It is stated by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners have already filed a representation before respondent no. 4, a copy whereof is annexed as Annexure -3, who is the competent authority in the matter. He submits that he - 2 - may be directed to dispose of the representation by considering the claim made therein and pass appropriate orders for payment of the due salary of the petitioners. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 4 to consider the representation of the petitioners filed before him in November, 2005. For convenience of the respondent no. 4 petitioners are given liberty to file a fresh representation also if necessary for the purpose. If any such representation is filed within one month from today, the respondent no. 4 shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders for payment of salary of the petitioners within three months thereafter. In case respondent no. 4 finds that the petitioners or any of them is not entitled for the salary of three months, he shall pass specific orders giving specific reasons for the same and communicate it to the concerned petitioner within that period itself. It is made clear that this Court not expressed any opinion with regard to the merits of the claim of the petitioners which has to be considered by the concerned respondent strictly in accordance with law. DKS/ (J. N. Singh, J.)