IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6727 of 2007 Md.Shafi Alam, SON OF LATE MOHAMMAD MUSHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KARHANI, P.S. CHARPOKHARI, DISTRICT- BHOJPUR (ARAH) :---PETITIONER. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, VISHWASARIYA BHAWAN, RAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, DEPARTMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, VISHESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) DEPARTMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, VISHESHWARIYA BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER (MECHANICAL NATIONAL HIGH WAY) MECHANICAL CIRCLE, PATNA. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (MECHANICAL), MECHANICAL DIVISION ROAD, CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT SHEIKHPURA, PATNA 7. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MECHANICAL DEVISION, NATIONAL HIGH WAY, MUZAFFARPUR. 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) NATIONAL HIGH WAY, MECHANICAL DIVISION, DEHARI-ON-SONE :--- RESPONDENTS. ---------------------------------- 2. 13.12.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner was engaged to serve as a Class-IV employee (Khalasi) on the Hot Mixing Plant, as is evident from the different office orders appended with the writ petition as annexure. The engagement was continued from time to time and until further orders under orders dated 2.6.1997, Annexure-3 but the engagement was terminated in September, 1998. By filing counter affidavit the Executive Engineer (Mechanical), National Highway, 2 Mechanical Division, Dehri-on-Sone, has stated in Paragraph 7 that as per available office record payment of salary for July, 1997 and March, 1998 was made to the petitioner but payment of salary for June, 1997 and April, 1998 to August, 1998 was not made to him before his removal. 3. In view of the statement made in Paragraph 7 of the counter affidavit, I direct the competent authority to make the aforesaid payment to the petitioner, as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the competent authority. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)