IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2639 of 2008 CHATURA NAND PRASAD, SON OF LATE HETU DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BANVARSA, P.S. HAVELI KHARAGPUR, DISTRICT JAMUI, AT PRESENT POSTED AS PANCHAYAT SEVAK AT MONJHWAY PANCHAYAT, UNDER JAMUI BLOCK, P.S. AND DISTRICT JAMUI. ---- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JAMUI. 4. THE DEPUTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, JAMUI. 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER-CUM-PANCHAYATI RAJ OFFICER, JAMUI. ---- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 30.3.2011 The petitioner has filed this writ application for payment of his arrears of salary from February, 2007 till today along with his current salary. The case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a Panchayat Sevak and posted at Laxmipur Block in the district of Munger vide Memo No. 1252, dated 11.10.1976. His payment was stopped in 2007. It is asserted that at that stage the petitioner was not issued any show cause with respect to stoppage of pay scale or termination of his service as a Panchayat Sevak. The petitioner has filed several representations including representation dated 19.1.2008 before the District Magistrate, Jamui and has also given a copy of the same to the D.D.C. and B.D.O. In the facts aforesaid, the District Magistrate, Jamui is directed to look into the reasons as to why the petitioner who is at present posted at Monjhway Panchayat under Jamui Block has not been paid his salary. If the District Magistrate, Jamui finds that that the salary of the petitioner has been illegally 2 withheld, then steps may be taken for payment of salary to the petitioner. The petitioner is at liberty to file fresh representation before the District Magistrate, Jamui within a period of six weeks on receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of the representation, the District Magistrate, Jamui should dispose it of within a period of four months thereafter. This writ application is thus, disposed of. Sanjay ( Sheema Ali Khan, J.)