IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10388 of 2008 Yogendra Narain Yadav, S/o Late Metho Prasad Yadav, R/o Village – Sahugadh, P.S. – Madhepura, District – Madhepura. …….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Revenue and Land Reforms. 2. The Collector, Madhepura. 3. The Deputy Collector Establishment, Madhepura. 4. The Block Development Officer, Kumarkhand. 5. The Block Development Officer, Gualpara. ………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 3 04.11.2011 Heard Sri Bam Bahadur Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Prabhat Kumar, learned A.C. to Government Advocate No. 2 appearing on behalf of all the respondents. The petitioner, who retired on 30.09.2003 as ‘Gram Sevak’ from Madhepura district had approached this court by filing the present writ petition in 2008 with a prayer to direct the respondents to release difference of salaries in revised pay scale, refund the security deposit and also to grant benefit after granting second time bound promotion. Though the writ petition was filed in the year 2008 after serving copy of the writ petition on learned counsel for the state, still no counter affidavit has been filed till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the relief sought for in the present writ petition the petitioner had filed number of representations before respondents particularly Collector, Madhepura and Sub Divisional Officer, Madhepura, but till date, neither any decision has been taken nor grievances of the petitioner have been redressed. 2 It was further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the writ petition may be disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the authority concerned. In view of the fact that no counter affidavit has been filed till date and the fact that number of representations were filed, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before respondent no. 3 / Deputy Collector Establishment, Madhepura, within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed within aforesaid time, the respondent no. 3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation. If the respondent no. 3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass order for clearing the dues within aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, the respondent no. 3 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within four months from the date of filing of such representation. The writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)