IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5356 of 2009 Raj Kumar Prasad, son of late Sitaram Bhagat, resident of Village- Amra Para, P.O. Amra Para, P.S. Amrapara, District Pakur (Jharkhand), at present Raj Kumar Prasad, Block Welfare Officer (Under Haweli Kharagpur Block Development Office), P.O. Haweli Kharagpur, P.S. Haweli Kharagpur, District- Munger (Bihar). .... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The District Magistrate, Munger. 3. The District Welfare Officer, Munger. 4. The Block Development Officer, Haweli Kharagpur, Munger. 5. The State of Jharkhand. 6. The District Commissioner (D.C.), Pakur, Jharkhand. 7. The District Welfare Officer, Pakur, Jharkhand. 8. The Block Development Officer, Litipara (Pakur), Jharkhand. .... Respondents. ----------- 02. 30.4.2009 Heard Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh for the petitioner, learned Assistant Counsel to Mr. Rajesh Kumar No.1, for respondent nos.1 to 4, and Mr. Dhruba Mukherjee for respondent nos.5 to 8. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities for payment of his salary from May 2007, till today. Learned counsel for the respondents have opposed the writ petition. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. It appears that the petitioner is accepting his salary in 2 the minimum time scale since 15 years. The cause of action of the alleged claim arose 15 years ago, whereas the writ petition was lodged in this Court on 24.4.2009. That apart it appears that steps for departmental proceeding and criminal case have also been taken against him. No case for interference has, therefore, been made out. 3. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/