IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12904 of 2006 HIRA LAL MANDAL Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3 1.9.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner was removed from service since his appointment in the Bank itself was found illegal. He accepted the order and went home. After six years of his removal he decides to file the present writ application asking for payment of certain arrears on the ground of increment which he was entitled to which relates to the year, 1987 onwards. In the given facts as well as the pleadings available on record this Court is not willing to pass any categorical order in favour of the petitioner. In the normal circumstance the Court would have been inclined to dismiss his writ application holding it to be time barred and latches on the part of the petitioner. But, since the respondents in their counter affidavit have made some communication with the petitioner which is evident from the counter affidavit which has been filed by the respondents a direction is issued upon respondent no.5 that he should get the matter verified and concluded by getting the claim of the petitioner examined one way or the other within a period of six months from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order so that the matter is finally brought to rest though stale issue is raised in the present writ application. - 2 - This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)