IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10710 of 2010 Anil Kumar Singh S/O Late Bhuneshwar Prasad Singh R/O Vill.- Dighighikala (Block Colony), P.S.- Hazipur Sadar, Distt.- Vaishali At Hazipur, At Present Posted in Kalayanpur Block Within The District of Samastipur And on Deputation At Tajpur Block Within The District of Samastipur. …Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director, Agriculture, Bihar, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Samastipur 4. The District Magistrate, Vaishali At Hazipur 5. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Vaishali At Hazipur 6. The District Agriculture Officer, Samastipur 7. The Block Development Officer, Kalayanpur, Distt.- Samastipur 8. The Block Development Officer, Tajpur, Distt.- Samastipur. ..Respondents ----------- 3 21.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The writ petition was filed over one year three months ago after serving two copies in the office of the Advocate General. On 08.11.2011, adjournment was specifically granted for filing counter affidavit as the respondents did not consider it necessary to utilize the long months before that by filing counter affidavit and assisting the Court in dispensation of justice. On 08.11.2011 the Court had observed that if by the next date no counter affidavit filed, the writ application may be disposed off at the stage of admission, if possible. No counter affidavit has been filed. Prayer is again made for adjournment. The Court declines the same. The petitioner, a Jan Sewak, a Class-III Post, seeks a direction to the District Magistrate for relieving the petitioner from the Samastipur District to enable him to join in the Vaishali 2 District pursuant to his order of transfer as far back as on 02.05.2007. His grievances furthermore that he is not being released and that his salary is also withheld since December, 2005 notwithstanding the fact that allotment order for salary has already been issued to the Block Development Officer, Kalyanpur on 23.03.2010. The writ application as presented is raising a purely administrative issue with regard to transfer, relieving, joining the transfered place of posting and payment of arrears of salary. At this stage, it does not appear to be raising any legal issues. If there were any legal issues, it was for the respondents to highlight the same. They have chosen not to raise any such issues. Rather than to keep the writ petition pending, it is disposed off with direction to the petitioner to appear before the Director Agriculture, Bihar at Patna along with a copy of the present order. The Director shall call for the necessary information from the District Magistrate, Samastipur and Vaishali. If there is any material prejudicial to the petitioner, it shall be furnished to the petitioner with an opportunity to meet the same. The petitioner shall be granted a personal hearing. The Director Agriculture shall then after consideration of all issues by a reasoned and speaking order dispose off the claim of the petitioner within a maximum period of four weeks from the date of receipt and presentation of a copy of this order before him, 3 provided the petitioner co-operates. Needless to state that if the respondent finds justification in the claim or any part of the claim, necessary consequential orders shall be issued simultaneously. The obligation of the District Magistrate, Samastipur and Vaishali to render all necessary cooperation to the Director, Agriculture for disposal within the time fixed arises from the direction of the Court straightway. Liberty is granted to represent or any other issue connected to the aforesaid claims. The writ application stands disposed off. Md. Ibrarul ( Navin Sinha, J.)