IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10349 of 2009 ASHRAF ALAM, Son of Late Hyat Ali, resident of Village- Narkatiya, Police Station- Bodh Gaya, District-Gaya...............................Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Cabinet Co-ordination (Rajbhasha) Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director, Urdu Directorate, Cabinet Co-ordination (Rajbhasha) Department, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Regional Deputy Director, Budget Section, Urdu Directorate, Cabinet Co-ordination (Rajbhasha)Department, Patna. 6. The Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Gaya. 7. The Collector-cum- District Magistrate, Nawada. 8. The In-charge Deputy Collector, Establishment Section, Gaya Collectorate, Gaya. 9. The In-charge Deputy Collector, Establishment Section, Nawada Collectorate, Nawada. 10. The In-charge Officer, Rajbhasha, Gaya Collectorate, Gaya. 11. The Treasury Officer, Gaya. 12. The Treasury Officer, Nawada. 13. The Block Development Officer, Fatehpur, Gaya. 14. The Block Development Officer, Narhat, Nawada. ........Respondents. ----------- 2. 24.08.2009. Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the State-Respondents to pay him arrears of salary for the period May 2006 to February, 2008 when he was transferred to Maheshi Block in the district of Nawadah but could not join the same as the Block itself remained non existent and petitioner continued to serve as Urdu Translator in the office of Block Development Officer, at Fatehpur. Petitioner is presently posted in the office of Block Development Officer, Narhat Block, Nawadah. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that arrears of salary for the period during which he remained posted at Maheshi Block has not been paid so far as would appear from the letter of the Block Development Officer, Narhat dated 19.01.2008 contained in annexure-5 to this application. - 2 - Let the petitioner file representation before the District Magistrate, Nawadah, alongwith the copy of the letter of the Block Development Officer, Narhat, dated 19.01.2008 and the Collector, Nawadah, shall consider the same in accordance with law and if the petitioner has not been paid his salary for the period during which he was posted at Maheshi Block but on account of the office being not in existence continued to serve at Fatehpur appropriate orders for such payment be passed as early as possible in any case within two months from the date of receipt/production of the representation. In case the arrears of salary is not allowed to the petitioner for the aforesaid period then the Collector, Nawadah, shall be obliged to pass a reasoned order within the same time. U.K. (V.N.Sinha,J)