IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.570 of 2002 1. BIHAR CHIKITSA AVUM JAN SWASTHYA KARAMCHARI SANGH, (SPECIAL BRANCH), SADAR HOSPITAL, KATIHAR, BIHAR, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY RAJEDNRA MANDAL, SON OF (LATE) SRI LAL MANDAL, ADD. SADAR HOSPITAL, KATIHAR, BIHAR 2. MRS. BACHCHI DEVI, WIFE OF DAMODAR PASWAN, NURSE GRADE ‘A’, SADAR HOSPITAL,KATIHAR,BIHAR ……….PETITIONERS Versus 1. THE GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF BIAHR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA 2. COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-SUPERINTENDENT, SADAR HOSPITAL, KATIHAR, DISTRICT KATIHAR, BIHAR……………………RESPONDENTS ----------- 3. 30.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This writ application was filed in 2002 by the petitioner-Association for payment of salary of its members in the Health Department under the jurisdiction of the Civil Surgeon-cum- Chief Medical Officer, Katihar. Learned counsel for the petitioners has no instruction as to whether within this six years, payment of arrears of salary has been made or not to its members. Learned counsel for the State submits that for the last few years the Government has - 2 - taken steps for payment of arrears of salary of all the employees in the State of Bihar including that of the Health Department. In such view of the matter, this Court does not find that any useful purpose will be served in keeping this matter pending. Obviously, if the salary is still due to any member of the petitioner-Association or becomes due henceforth, that gives a new cause of action to the aggrieved person making him entitled to move this Court for redressal of his grievances. With the above observations, this writ application is disposed of. B.T (J.N. Singh, J.)