IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9680 of 2006 ANUP LAL MANDAL, Son of Late Jagdish Mandal resident of Village-Khankitta, P.S.-Sabour, District- Bhagalpur. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Secretary cum Commissioner, Deptt of Agriculture Patna, Bihar. 2. The Director, the deptt of Agriculture, Patna. 3. The District Horticulture Plant Officer, Bhagalpur Dist- Bhagalpur. ----------- 2. 19.11.2010 No one appears for the petitioner. The claim of the petitioner is that he has not been paid his salary from 1.8.96 to 31.12.96. Since no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the State stating the reason for non payment, the matter is relegated back to the District Horticulture Plant Officer, Bhagalpur with a direction that the case of the petitioner for payment of salary from the period will be taken up. If there is no other impediment then steps will be taken for payment to the petitioner. If the claim can not be entertained then an order in this regard will be communicated to the petitioner within a period of six months. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. Anand Kr. ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)