IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4810 of 2010 1. MAHFOOZ RAHMANI S/O LATE M.A. KABIRI R/O VILLAGE CHEWARA , P.S -CHEWARA, DISTRICT - SHEIKHPURA , AT PRESENT RESIDING AT G.III PARK VIEW APARTMENT, SOUTH GNADHI MAIDAN, P.S - GANDHI MAINDAN, PATNA-13 Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY RAJ BHASHA DEPARTMENT , GOVT. OF BIHAR,OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE PATNA 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER BARH, PATNA 4. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER SHEIKHPURA, DISTT- SHEIKHPURA ----------- 2. 8.11.2010 The claim in the writ application is for the fixation of pay and payment of arrears on account of pay enhancement as also arrears of the salary. The counter affidavit at Paragraph-8 states that steps have already been taken to revise to pay scale of the petitioner from Rs. 4000-6000/- to Rs. 4500-7000/- and the arrears will be paid to him as soon as allotment is received from the Government. So far as, the salary for the period of alleged unauthorized absence is concerned, quantified by the respondents at 127 days apparent from Annexure-B to the counter affidavit, it has been submitted in Paragraph-6 that departmental proceedings are pending against the petitioner. Any denial of salary on grounds of alleged unauthorized absence can only be in accordance with law. From Annexure-B, it appears 2 that charges have also been framed. The application is disposed off with direction to pay the revised arrears of salary within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the concerned respondents. Let the departmental proceedings for the alleged unauthorized absence be also concluded within a maximum period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, provided the petitioner co-operates. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar ( Navin Sinha, J.)