IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.358 of 2010 1. DR. RAM NATH PRASAD SINHA S/O LATE TRIVENI LAL R/O MOH- PROFESSOR COLONY, K.G. ROAD (NEEM WALI GALI), P.S. ARA NAWADA, DISTT. BHOJPUR 2. DR. BIKAS CHANDRA JAIN S/O LATE PRABHAS CHANDRA JAIN R/O MOH- INFRONT OF PANCHAYAT JAIN MANDIR, MAHAZAN TOLI NO. 1, P.S. ARA TOWN, DISTT. BHOJPUR 3. DR. RAJESH CHANDRA VERMA S/O LATE R.N. VERMA R/O VILL- SINGHI KALAN, P.S. ARA MUFASSIL, DISTT. BHOJPUR 4. ANJU DEVI W/O DINESH KUMAR R/O MOH- KRISHNA NAGAR, P.S. ARA NAWADA, DISTT. BHOJPUR 5. KIRAN KUNWAR W/O LATE AMRENDRA KUMAR SINGH R/O VILL- HEMATPUR, P.S. ARA MUFFASIL, DISTT. BHOJPUR 6. REENA DEVI W/O VIJAY KUMAR SINGH R/O VILL- UDWANT NAGAR, P.S. UDWANT NAGAR, DISTT. BHOJPUR 7. KUMAR RAKESH S/O TRIBHUWAN SINGH R/O VILL- CHANDI, P.S. CHANDI, DISTT. BHOJPUR 8. DHEERAJ KUMAR S/O RAVINDRA SINGH R/O VILL- CHOUMUKHA, P.S. ARA MUFASSIL, DISTT. BHOJPUR 9. MANISH KUMAR S/O BHUPAL SINGH R/O VILL+P.S. CHANDI, DISTT. BHOJPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY HEALTH DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR HEALTH SERVICE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIATE, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE BHOJPUR 4. CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER-CUM-CIVIL SURGEON BHOJPUR 5. SRI DR. N.P. SINGH NATIONAL PRESIDENT (ASEED), ASEED HOUSE, C-8/8007, BASANT KUNJ, NEW DELHI-110070 6. SANJEEV KUMAR CO-ORDINATOR, ASEED COMMUNITY CENTRE, POLITECHNIQUE, PLOT NO. NS 9-BIADA, GIDHA INDUSTRIAL AREA (NEAR H.P. BOTTLING PLANT), ARA-PATNA HIGHWAY, DISTT. BHOJPUR (BIHAR) 7. B.K. PANDEY HEAD (REGIONAL OFFICE), ASEED PATNA, STATE PROJECT CO- ORDINATION OFFICE, D-87, KANKARBAGH COLONY, PATNA-20 ----------- 02/ 10.05.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel appearing for the State. Prayer of the petitioners is for a direction to District Magistrate, Bhojpur (Respondent No. 3) and Civil Surgeon –cum- Chief Medical Officer, Bhojpur (Respondent No. 4) to make payment of dues of their arrears of salary. - 2 - Petitioners were appointed to work as Medical Officers and other Staffs on contractual basis and posted at different Additional Primary Health Centres under different Blocks. They joined the work on 1.7.2008 and continued to work till 30th November, 2009, but payment of salary has not been made. The details of dues of the petitioners have been mentioned in para 6 of the writ application. Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of petitioners stating that during the pendency of the writ application, the District Magistrate has released funds amounting to Rs.19,00,000/- and 13,02,000/- in favour of Respondents 5 and 6, who are office bearers of NGO named ‘ASEED’. The fund, which has been released in favour of Respondents 5 and 6, through that fund salary has to be paid to the petitioners. All other petitioners have been paid their dues except petitioner no. 1 and some dues have also been remained so far petitioners 2 and 3 are concerned. The dues of salary of petitioners no. 2 and 3 is Rs. 24,500/- and Rs. 34,000/- respectively and petitioner no. 1 is concerned, he is entitled for Rs. 1,54,000/-. This application is being disposed of, directing - 3 - Respondents 3 and 4 to take necessary action so that the fund, which has been released in favour of Respondents 5 and 6, out of that the dues of arrears of salary be paid to petitioners 1, 2 and 3, preferably within four weeks from the date of communication/production of the order. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)