IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4289 of 2008 DR.AWADHESH KUMAR, SON OF LATE SITARAM PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA DAUD BIGHA, P.S. AGAM KUAN, DISTRICT PATNA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS TOURING VETERINARY OFFICER- CAMP MADANPUR, P.S. MADANPUR, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. ---- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE SECRETARY, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE-CUM-COLLECTOR, AURANGABAD. 5. BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MADANPUR BLOCK, DISTRICT AURANGABAD. 6. TREASURY OFFICER, AURANGABAD. ---- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 18.4.2011 The petitioner was working as a Touring Veterinary Officer and was asked to make an enquiry with respect to Indira Awas as a result of which the then District Magistrate, Aurangabad passed an order withholding the petitioner’s salary. It is well settled that a person cannot be forced to do duties apart from those which he is supposed to do by virtue of the post he holds. This proposition of law has been accepted by this Court in CWJC No. 10948 of 1994 and CWJC No. 10132 of 2002, disposed of on 20.4.1995 and 22.10.2002 respectively. After the petitioner has filed this writ application, the petitioner’s salary has been released by Annexure-A. The petitioner was deprived of the salary from 2 18.7.2007 to 29.3.2008 which was completely against the law. Considering that the petitioner has been paid the salary, no order need be passed. This Court expresses its anguish that an officer working as a District Magistrate should pass such order of withholding of salary. This writ application is thus, disposed of. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)