IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1612 of 2005 BHOLA NATH SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 04/ 04.01.2010 Mr. Devendra Prasad Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Shashi Dhar Jha, learned assisting counsel to G.A. 1 for the State are present. The petitioner had filed the writ petition for payment of the difference of salary for the period 1.1.1971 to 30.3.1973 deposited in the G.P.F. account of the petitioner in terms of the Government policy together with interest. A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the State and in paragraph 4 thereof it was stated that the necessary sanction had been issued for payment of difference of salary aforesaid together with up-to-date statutory interest as admissible thereon. The counter affidavit was filed on 02.09.2005 after service on learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. Devendra Prasad Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that he has received no instruction as regarding the statement made in the counter affidavit. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of as having become infructuous. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.) 2