IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4974 of 2010 1. SIDHESHWAR PRASAD SINHA S/O LATE RAM BAHADUR LAL R/O ASHOK VIHAR, GHUGHARI TAND, P.S. CIVIL LINES, DISTT.- GAYA, BIHAR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICE DIRECTORATE, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, GAYA 4. THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME OFFICER I.C.D.S., GAYA 5. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER SHERGHATTY, GAYA 6. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A&E) BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 2/ 15/11/2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. It is submitted that the petitioner was aggrieved by his order of transfer dated 14.8.2009 which came to be set aside by this Court in C.W.J.C. No.12270/09 on 15.9.2009. He has rejoined, but his salary is not being paid for which he has filed a representation dated 18.2.2010. Salary is a statutory right. It cannot be withheld arbitrarily. For a government servant, it is his only source of survival. Salary cannot be stopped lightly or interfered with casually except in accordance with law. It becomes a question of survival for the government servant concerned. Let the representation of the petitioner be disposed by a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 10 days from the date of receipt/production of a - 2 - copy of this order. If the respondents find justification in the claim or any part thereof, they are expected to pay the consequential benefits within the same period also. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)