IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4214 of 2010 1. RAJ KISHORE PANDEY S/O LATE RAMCHANDRA PANDEY R/O VILLAGE & P.O.- BARHAD, P.S.- AURAYEE, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, SARAN DIVISION AT CHAPRA 4. THE DISTRICT EDUCATION OFFICER, SIWAN 5. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, MAHARAJGANJ, DISTT.- SIWAN 6. THE DISTRICT MASS EDUCATION OFFICER, MOTIHARI, DISTT.- EAST CHAMPARAN 7. THE DISTRICT MASS EDUCATION OFFICER, BETTIAH, DISTT.- WEST CHAMPARAN ----------- 02. 30.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The claim in this application is for issuance of Last Pay Certificate to enable payment of salary as also arrears of salary from 4.1.2008. Learned counsel for the State pointed out that there are certain administrative dues and answerability pending with the petitioner. Issuance of Last Pay Certificate is an administrative issue to be complied with in normal circumstances. At best, it may impose certain restrictions on payment of salary which is a statutory right. But then, this statutory right can be denied only in accordance with law based on the disciplinary powers of the employer. In absence of any grounds in law the statutory rights cannot be denied, if the petitioner is otherwise working on the post. Respondent no.6 is therefore directed to issue 2 the Last Pay Certificate of the petitioner in accordance with law within a maximum period of three weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The salary is also required to be paid in accordance with law within the same period. The application stands disposed. P.K. (Navin Sinha, J.)