IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11227 of 2009 DR.BASANT LAL GUPTA, Son of Late Ramanand Sah, resident of Bihiya, P.S. Bihiya, District – Bhojpur. …….. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Health Secretary, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Health Centre, Patna. 3. The Civil Surgeon, Bhojpur. 4. The Block Medical Officer, Bihiya Block, Bihiya, Bhojpur. 5. The Laxman Tiwari, Son of not known, Secretary, Rural Development and Social Welfare Committee, Sahapur, Bhojpur. … Respondents. ----------- 02/ 28.10.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel appearing for the State. Petitioner has filed this application for a direction to Block Medical Officer, Bihiya Block, Bihiya, Bhojpur, respondent no. 4 to make payment of his arrears of salary for the period 23.6.2008 to 22.6.2009 as during this period he has worked as doctor at Additional Primary Health Centre, Bara. It has been stated by the petitioner that out of Rs.1,80,000/- petitioner has already received Rs.75,000/- as his salary. The rest salary amounting to Rs.1,05,000/- is not being paid, though it is his admitted dues of salary. This writ application is being disposed of giving specific direction to the Block Medical Officer, Bihiya Block, Bihiya, Bhojpur as well as respondent no. 5, Secretary, Rural Development and Social Welfare - 2 - Committee, Sahapur, Bhojpur to make payment of arrears of salary to the petitioner within three weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. The respondent nos. 4 and 5 will examine the claim of the petitioner on the basis of his collected attendance, if it is found that during this period he had actually worked then there is no reason for delaying the payment of arrears of salary, it should be paid to the petitioner forthwith. DKS/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)