IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.911 of 2011 YOGENDRA SINGH SON OF LATE BHARAT SINGH RESIDENT OF MOHALLA NEW AREA NEAR HARSH BHAWAN, WARD NO. 5, P.S. AURANGABAD, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, GRAMIN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, AURANGABAD. 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, KUTUMBA, AURANGABAD. ----------- 2 23/06/2011 Petitioner joined the service as a V.L.W. That was way back on 22.09.1990. Now he is supposed to be the Panchayat Secretary working in Kutumba Block of the district of Aurangabad on transfer where certain outstanding dues have been claimed by the petitioner under various heads including the benefit of A.C.P. These dues have been duly worked out and certified by the Block Development Officer, Kutumba but payment to the petitioner has not been made because there is lack of allocation of funds. Petitioner has brought on record annexure-5 which is letter no. 65 dated 29.10.2010 written by the Block Development Officer to the Deputy Development Commissioner, Aurangabad demanding release of funds - 2 - under Head 2515 (Kha) for payment to the petitioner. Since more than a year has elapsed, no fund was released nor payment made to the petitioner, he has approached this Court by filing the present writ application. There does not seem to be any dispute on the issue if annexure-5 is considered to be authentic enough. Only impediment coming in the way of payment to the petitioner is lack of availability of funds. The Court fails to understand as to why for more than a year and a half the respondents have not taken steps to procure necessary funds from the superiors and make payment to the petitioner. In the above stated circumstance, this writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Aurangabad that taking cognizance of annexure-5, he shall personally take steps now to see that the payment to the petitioner is made within three months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order, if necessary by seeking appropriate release at the higher level who shall be obliged, if approached by the District Magistrate, Aurangabad to do the needful so that payment to the petitioner is made - 3 - within the time frame fixed by the Court. This writ application stands disposed of with the direction aforesaid. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)