IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11198 of 2009 Anjani Kumar Singh, son of Late Shatrughan Prasad Singh, resident of village Saidpur, P.S. Gopalpur, District Bhagalpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Bihar, Patna 3. The Director, Agriculture, Bihar, Patna 4. The Joint Director of Agriculture-cum- Controller, weights & Measure, Department of Agriculture, Bihar, Patna 5. The Assistant Controller, Weights & Measure, Samastipur ----------- 02/ 01.09.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is holding the post of Inspector, Weights & Measure and is posted at Samastipur. He has filed this writ application for a direction to the Joint Director of Agriculture-cum- Controller, Weights & Measure, Department of Agriculture, Bihar, Patna to consider his request for payment of arrears of salary for the period between December, 2004 to August, 2005 and September, 2005 to 18.5.2006 during which period petitioner was waiting for posting in the Directorate of Agriculture. 3. Let the Joint Director of Agriculture-cum- Controller, Weights & Measure, Department of Agriculture, Bihar, Patna consider the request of the petitioner contained in representation dated 17.4.2009, Annexure-5 in accordance with law and pass reasoned order as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 4. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. 2 5. It goes without saying that if the representation of the petitioner is allowed, the arrears of salary in terms of the order allowing the representation be also paid within the same time. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)