IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6599 of 2011 Md.Yakub Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors ----------- For the petitioner: M/S. Kaushalesh Choudhary and Kulanand Jha. For the State : Mr. Rajiv Kumar Singh, AC to GA VIII. ------- 03. 05.8.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner confines himself to the issue of non- payment of salary, which is due since September, 2005. For other reliefs petitioner may have remedy in yet another proceeding. Petitioner is a Panchayat Secretary and has been rendering service in that capacity at the place of posting under the jurisdiction of the District Magistrate, Darbhanga. According to him, there is no apparent reason why salary is not being paid though continuance on the post and working is not an issue. He has moved the Block Development Officer, Gaura Bauram Prakhand as well as the District Magistrate, Darbhanga on this count but when they did not take cognizance of his claim, he decided to file writ application. Since the issue is on a limited ambit and can be better looked into and decided at the local level, the Court directs that on a fresh application being filed by the petitioner giving the details of his posting and responsibility along with a copy of this order, the District Magistrate, Darbhanga would be 2 obliged to get it examined and give suitable direction to the Block Development Officer concerned for payment of salary to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date such an application is filed. If there is some legal impediment the reason thereof must be communicated to the petitioner within the same time-frame. Writ application is disposed of with a direction that due priority is to be given to this order keeping in view that petitioner is going without salary for the last six years, if what has been stated by him is correct. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)