IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4027 of 2008 Kamrul Hasan Asaraf, son of Late Abdul Rahman, Ward No. 10, Mohalla Magardahi, Town PS and District Samastipur – Petitioner. Vs. 1) The State of Bihar, 2) The Commissioner, Darbhanga Division, Darbhanga. 3) The collector cum D.M., Samastipur. 4) The Dy. Collector, Nazarat, Samastipur. 5) The Dy. Collector Land Reforms, Samastipur. 6) The Principal Secretary cum Finance Commissioner, Finance Department, Bihar, Patna – Respondents. 2 18.4.2011 Counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the Principal Secretary cum Finance Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna as respondent no. 6. The grievances of the petitioner have been largely redressed. The only grievance that remains is that the petitioner’s pay has to be refixed and considered in view of the fact that juniors to the petitioner in the cadre are getting higher pay. The Collector has referred the matter to the Finance Department in view of an instruction of the State Government that all such matters have to be approved by the Finance Department. Reference was made by letter nos. 1256, dated 13.12.2003, 970, dated 3.5.2008, 1513, dated 10.7.2008 and 1968, dated 5.9.2008. Despite these letters, the District Magistrate, Samastipur has not received any instruction or reply from the Finance Department. In the circumstances I direct that respondent no. 6 should look into the matter immediately on receipt of a copy of this order and pass appropriate orders within a period of three months. If it is found that the petitioner is entitled for refixation of 2 pay, then arrears of salary should be paid to the petitioner within a period of six months thereafter. This writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Let a copy of this order be handed over to G.A. 8. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)