IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.667 of 2011 In (CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE 3807/2011) Kamlakar Dhari son of Sri Krishnandan Singh, resident of village Sikaria, P.O. Sikaria, PS Paliganj, District Patna at present C/O Health Care Centre, Village Rukanpura PS Rupaspur PO B. V. College, Patna, District Patna .......Appellant Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 3. The Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Bihar 4. The Executive Director, State Health Committee, Bihar, Patna 5. The Regional Deputy Director, Health services, Magadh Division, Gaya 6. The Civil Surgeon-cum- Chief Medical Officer, Aurangabad 7. the Incharge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Deura (Kutumba) Aurangabad .........Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 05-08-2011 Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the State. The appellant was appointed on a contractual post for one year as Lab Technician by the Director-in- Chief, Health Services, Bihar. His grievance is that since engagement pursuant to order dated 29-6-2010 he was not permitted to sign on the attendance register and no salary or remuneration or honorarium was paid to him. The writ petition was filed on 28-2-2011 and the same has been dismissed largely because the service was governed by terms of contract and the writ 2 court felt that it was not an appropriate matter for being taken up under writ jurisdiction. Having heard the parties, we dispose of this appeal with a liberty to the appellant that, if so advised, he may prefer a fresh representation raising his grievance before the Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Bihar, who shall look into the grievance and, if required, obtain reports from the Civil Surgeon concerned and dispose of the representation in accordance with law within a period of 8 weeks from the receipt of representation. In case the claim of the appellant is not accepted to his satisfaction, he would be at liberty to approach the Civil Court of competent jurisdiction to seek his remedy. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.) (Shivaji Pandey, J.)