IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5913 of 2005 Ram Deo Singh, son of Late Yugal Kishor Singh, resident of village-Darha, Police Station-Tarapur, District-Munger. ……..Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, Sichai Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Special Officer-cum-Deputy Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director, Revenue Administration-cum-Special Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, Patna. 5. The Deputy Collector, Canal Revenue Division, Bhagalpur. ………..Respondents. ----------- 03. 12.02.2009 Initial dispute was for non payment of retiral dues of the petitioner including his pensions. Respondents thereafter came to file their counter affidavits and they have indicated the background of certain pending litigations before the High Court which had delayed fixation of pay scale of the petitioner and grant of his benefit. Subsequently based on division Bench decision the respondents authority of the Water Resources Department issued letter dated 09.08.2007 giving pay scale of Rs. 4000-6000 and directions were issued for payment to the petitioner which would be evident from the office order brought on record dated 09.08.2007 along with a supplementary affidavit. Respondents have taken a stand that the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed even his pensions etc. - 2 - stands authorized. However, on oral instructions, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not been paid his salary for the period 01.03.2000 till 16.09.2002. This according to petitioner was part and parcel of his service under the respondents which was treated as extraordinary leave. Other grievance is that two increments for the year 20.03.1993 to 20.03.1995 have not been paid to him. In absence of any categorical assertions earlier in the writ petition, the Court is not inclined to express his opinion on the above two claims. However it will be open to the petitioner to approach the competent authority with regard to these two reliefs as well who shall verify the claim of the petitioner and if it is found to be correct, steps should be taken to settle these dues within a period of three months of petitioner approaching the concerned authority. There is no other grievance left as such, the writ application stands disposed of with the above liberty. Shageer (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)