IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1989 of 2009 KAMLESHWARI PRASAD GUPTA Versus THE CHAIRMAN,B.S.E.B.& ORS ----------- 2 10/2/2009 Prayer in this writ application is with regard to payment of certain amount of arrears of salary for the period from 2000 to 2003. The petitioner is said to have retired from service on 31.1.2004. The claim of the petitioner in the first instance can be effectively examined and decided by the Secretary of the Bihar State Electricity Board, who can get all the details as also the reasons for non payment of arrear of salary as claimed by the petitioner in this writ application. That being so, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a representation along with copy of this order to the Secretary of the Board, wherein he may raise all of his claim for payment of salary for the aforesaid period and the Secretary of the Board in turn will be under obligation to dispose of such representation of the petitioner by a speaking order. 2 In the event, the petitioner is found entitled for payment of any part of arrears of salary as claimed by him, the same will be paid to him strictly in accordance with the priority list being followed by the Board. With the aforementioned observation and direction this application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.) Abhay Kumar