IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7665 of 2009 MAHESH PRASAD, S/o- Late Bhaglu Sao, resident of Vill & P.O.- Bhaikh, P.S.- Dharaut, District- Jehanabad, Presently posted at Minor Irrigation Division, Nalanda :------ Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Commissioner, Minor Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Under Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Chief Engineer, Minor Water Resources Department, Patna. 5. The Superintending Engineer, Minor Irrigation Circle, Patna. 6. Mr. Chaturgun Ram, S/o- not known, the Superintending Engineer, Irrigation (Mechanical) Circle, Muzaffarpur. 7. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Investigation Division, Patna. 8. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Nalanda. 9. Mr. Uday Shankar Prasad, S/o- Not known, the Assistant Engineer, Minor Irrigation Sub-division No.2, Biharsarif, Nalanda :------------Respondents. ----------- 2. 09.07.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is a Junior Engineer. He has filed this writ application for a direction to the State-respondents to consider his case for payment of salary with effect from December, 2008 till date as he is not being paid salary with effect from December, 2008. It is submitted on his behalf that earlier he was transferred from Minor Irrigation Sub-Division-2, Biharsharif to Minor Irrigation Circle, Patna and in terms of the said order he submitted his joining at Patna but the same could not be accepted and his transfer order was cancelled whereafter he again came back to Minor Irrigation Sub-Division-2, Biharsharif but his joining in the Minor Irrigation, Sub-Division-2, Biharsharif was not accepted under the direction of the Executive Engineer who asked him to join the Minor Irrigation Division, Biharsharif and in compliance of such direction he has joined the Minor Irrigation Division, Biharsharif but still he is not being paid his salary. Highlighting the aforesaid grievance he has already represented before the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Nalanda as also before the Senior officers including the Chief Engineer and the Secretary of the Department. Let the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Nalanda, Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department as also the Secretary of the Department consider the representation of the petitioner dated 2.1.2009, 26.2.2009, 9.3.2009 and 30.4.2009, Annexures- 10, 11, 13 and 16 respectively as early as - 2 - possible and ensure his payment of salary at the earliest in any case within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)