IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14229 of 2005 BABAN SINGH, son of late Dev Narayan Singh, resident of village – Tenduwa, Police Station –Dehri, District – Rohtas (Bihar). Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram. 2. The District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram. 3. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Rohtas at Sasaram. 4. The Executive Engineer, National Rural Employment Programme, Rohtas at Sasaram. ----------- 04. 13.9.2010 Petitioner wants a direction upon the respondents i.e. the officials of the District Administration of Rohtas at Sasaram to pay his salary for the period May 2004 till 8th February, 2005. According to the petitioner, he has been paid his salary thereafter and prior to that period but for this period his salary is not being paid for no valid or cogent reason. Repeated representations of petitioner before the Deputy Development Commissioner, Rohtas has had no effect nor the application filed by him before the District Magistrate as would be evident from the various annexures annexed with the writ application. Though counsel for the State was granted time to file counter affidavit at least on two occasions but no counter affidavit has come to be filed till date. In absence of the stand of the respondents in this regard, the writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram that on the petitioner’s filing a fresh application along with supporting materials in this regard for payment of his salary for the period May, 2004 to 8th of February, 2005 along with a copy of this order, he shall pass a speaking order within a period 2 of six months from the date of filing of such claim by the petitioner. Needless to say that if the claim of the petitioner is found to be in order, direction will be issued for payment but for cogent reason if it held that petitioner is not entitled for payment, reason thereof will be indicated. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)