IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10671 of 2009 ADITYA NARAYAN SINGH, son of Late Keshri Singh, resident of Village and P.O. Mathila, P.S. Koran Saraiya, District Buxar, presently posted as Chowkidar under Executive Engineer, Tirhut Canal Division No.1, Motihari. . . . . . . Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna 2. The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. Chief Engineer, Balmiki Nagar 5. Superintending Engineer, Tirhut Canal Circle, Motihari 6. Executive Engineer, Tirhut Canal Division No.1, Motihari. . . . . . . . Respondents. ----------- 2/ 26.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is Class IV employee serving in the office of Tirhut Canal Division no.1, Motihari. He has filed this writ application for a direction to the authorities to grant increment as under office order bearing Memo no. 1261 dated 24.04.1999 (Annexure-1) he along with others including Rajendra Chowdhari was allowed minimum time scale. Similarly situate Rajendra Chowdhari and others, have already been allowed increment. For grant of increment, petitioner has filed representation dated 15.11.2008 as contained in Annexure-7 to this writ application which is addressed to the Executive Engineer, Tirhut Canal Division no.1, Motihari. Let Executive Engineer, Tirhut Canal Division No.1 Motihari consider the representation (Annexure-7) seeking appropriate approval from the Superintending Engineer / Chief Engineer. In case Executive Engineer is not inclined to allow the request for grant of increment reasons must be indicated in the order disposing of the - 2 - representation within two months from the receipt / production of a copy of this order. While considering the request of the petitioner for payment of increment, the Executive Engineer shall also consider the prayer of the petitioner for payment of arrears of salary for the period during which he was asked to serve in the field under the orders of the Assistant Engineer and also consider the request for payment of salary to the petitioner in the light of the Government resolution adopting the 6th Pay Revision Committee report. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Uday/ (V. N. Sinha, J.)