IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3640 of 2007 Narmadeshwar Pandey, S/O- LATE NAND KISHORE PANDEY, R/O- MOHALLA- RAKSHA TOLA, KOTHIA, P.S.- KARJA, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR, AT PRESENT C/O- GODAWARI DEVI, R/O- VILLAGE- BHAGWANPUR, RATTI, P.S. VAISHALI, DISTRICT- VAISHALI :--PETITIONER. Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2. THE SECRETARY RURAL ENGINEERING ORGANISATION GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF CUM ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER CUM SPECIAL SECRETARY RURAL ENGINEERING ORGANISATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, RURAL ENGINEERING ORGANISATION, NORTH BIHAR CIRCLE, PATNA. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, RURAL ENGINEERING ORGANISATION WORK CIRCLE, MUZAFFARPUR 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RURAL ENGINEERING ORGANISATION WORK, DIVISION, HAJIPUR :--RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- 2. 19.09.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner was engaged to serve as Mate by the Executive Engineer, Rural Engineering Organization, Works Division, Hazipur with effect from 7.7.1980 under Office Order No. 112 dated 18th March, 1981, Annexure-1 and he discharged the duties of the Mate until 1996 whereafter he was disengaged. 3. Aforesaid contention is being disputed by the counsel for the State who states that petitioner discharged the duties of the Mate until 9.10.1981 and disengaged thereafter. According to the counsel for the 2 State petitioner was paid until the date of his disengagement. 4. Counsel for the petitioner in rejoinder, however, submitted that petitioner continued to discharge the duties of the Mate until 19.4.1996. 5. This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the authorities to pay the arrears of wages to the petitioner for the period between 10.10.1981-19.4.1996. Further prayer in the writ petition is to direct the State-respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization in the light of the instructions of the Government contained in letter dated 18th June, 1993, whereunder the cut off date for regularization was fixed as 1.8.1985 and petitioner was engaged much prior to the cut off date i.e. 7.7.1980. 6. Having heard counsel for the parties I direct the respondents to first verify from the records of the Rural Engineering Organization, Works Division, Hazipur the date until which petitioner discharged the duties of the Mate and if he has not been paid wages until the date of discharge of his duties then to pay the said 3 amount until the date of discharge of the duties by the petitioner. Orders in regard to payment of wages to the petitioner be passed by the competent authority amongst the respondents as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the Executive Engineer, Respondent No. 6. So far prayer of the petitioner for regularization in terms of the instructions of the Government contained in circular letter dated 18.6.1993, Annexure-2 is concerned, same be considered by the State authorities within reasonable time not exceeding three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order before the Secretary of the Department. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)