IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3916 of 2005 SUDHI RANJAN SHARMA, son of Devendra Nath Choudhary, resident of Village Rahimpur (Choudhary Tola) P.O. Rahimpur, Anchal Khagaria, P S – Khagaria, District – Khagaria. ……….. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. Under Secretary to the Government of Bihar, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director, Primary Adult Education, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Collector, Khagaria. 6. The District Superintendent of Education, Khagaria. 7. The District Provident Fund officer, Khagaria. 8. The Block Education Extension Officer, Parbatta (South), Khagaria. 9. Urmila Devi, Headmaster, Middle School Kanhaiyachak (North) cum Drawing Disbursing Authority. ………………. Respondents ----------- 04. 04.02.2009 Writ was filed way back in the year 2005. Despite indulgence granted to the State no counter affidavit has been filed. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that retiral dues etc. stands settled by the respondents but salary of the petitioner for the period July, 2000 to February, 2003 is still outstanding and has not been paid. The non-payment of salary of this period is duly certified by a communication dated 20.3.2004 by the Block Education Extension Officer. The communication is annexure- 2 to the writ application. Prima facie the claim of the petitioner having not been made out in absence of rebuttal the District Superintendent of Education is hereby directed that he shall take steps for payment of the salary of the petitioner for the period July, 2000 to February, 2003 since he is a retired employ now, within a period of three months from the date of communication / production of a copy of this order. - 2 - The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)