IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15836 of 2004 Gaya Ram, Office Superintendent, aged about 55 years, M.R.T. Division, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (West), son of Late Megh Nath Ram, C/o Sri Manoj Singh, Sheikhpura near Jugal Ambika Apartment, Brahm Asthan Road, Patna-25 Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board through its Secretary, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 2. Financial Controller-1, Bihar State Electricity Board Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking Mangles Road, Patna-1 4. Electrical Superintending Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking Circle (West), Mangles Road, Patna 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, M.R.T. Division, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking , Mangles Road, Patna 6. Accounts Officer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking , Mangles Road, Patna 7. Electrical Superintending Engineer, Rohtas Electrical Circle, near Railway Over-bridge, Sasaram, Rohtas ----------- 05/ 15.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board). 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the order of the Electrical Executive Engineer, bearing Memo No. 159 dated 1.10.2004, Annexure-1, whereunder his pay has been reduced and the excess amount paid to him has been recovered. 3. Petitioner assailed the order dated 1.10.2004, Annexure-1 before the Electrical 2 Superintending Engineer on the ground that the reduction is contrary to the approval granted by the Financial Controller under statement of fixation of pay in terms of the Board’s notification No. 275 dated 24.10.2000, dated 9.1.2002, as contained in Annexure- 5 to this application. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that till date the appeal filed by the petitioner against the reduction order dated 1.10.2004, Annexure-1 before the Electrical Superintending Engineer vide Aannexure-2 dated 5.10.2004, has not been disposed of. 5. Having heard counsel for the petitioner and the Board, I direct the Electrical Superintending Engineer, PESU, Mangles Road, Patna to consider and dispose of the appeal of the petitioner filed against the reduction order in the light of the approval granted by the Financial Controller under statement of fixation of pay dated 9.1.2002, Annexure-5, as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order before the Electrical Superintending Engineer, PESU. 3 6. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)