IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No. 6920 of 2009 CHANDRA MOHAN CHOUDHARY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, SON OF SITA RAM CHOUDHARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. – PATORY, P.S.-PATORI, DISTRICT – DARBHANGA AT PRESENT WORKING AS PHARMASIST, SUB-DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL, HATHUA ………………….. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH DEPARTMENT, VIKASH BHAVAN, PATNA 3. CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, GOPALGANJ 4. DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, SUB-DIVISIONAL HOSPITAL, HATHUA, GOPALGANJ ……………… RESPONDENTS ***** For the petitioner: Mr. Pranaw Kumar Sharan, Advocate For the State: Mr. S. K. Mandal, SC-15 ----------- 03. 12.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears on behalf of the State, though earlier vide Order, dated 29.06.2009, time was allowed to the counsel, appearing for the State, for filing Counter Affidavit. Petitioner was appointed as Pharmacist and presently posted at Sub-divisional Hospital, Hathua. His grievance is that though 1st and 2nd Assured Career Progression was allowed to him with effect from 09.08.1999 and 16.12.2006, respectively, but his salary has not been fixed in the pay-scale of Rs. 5000-8000/- and 5500-9000/-. The Civil Surgeon, Gopalganj had 2 issued a direction on 27.03.2008 for making payment of difference of arrears of salary to the petitioner, but that has not been paid. This application is being disposed of, directing the Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Gopalganj to take all necessary steps for fixation of petitioner’s salary in the higher pay-scale, for which he has became entitled on account of grant of 1st and 2nd ACP. The difference of arrears of salary on account of fixation of his salary in higher scale shall also be paid to the petitioner by the respondent authorities within 12 weeks from the date of production / communication of this order. SKM (Mridula Mishra, J.)