IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4869 of 2006 PARWATI DEVI wife of Dr. Parmeshwar Das, resident of Village-Matadih, Police Station- Dharhara, District-Munger… …Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, 2. The Secretary, Health Department, Government of Bihar Patna, 3. The Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Bihar, Patna, 4. The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Nalanda at Biharsharif. ..Respondents For the Petitioner: Mr. Murari Pd. Sinha, Advocate. For the State: Mr. Naresh Prasad, AC to SC 20. ----- 5 04.02.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. At the time of hearing of this case, the petitioner has confined this writ application to only two reliefs:- (i) payment of arrear of her salary for the period 08.05.1999 to 30.11.2000, (ii) benefit of Assured Career Progression from 09.08.1999. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that other grievance, which has been raised in this writ application, has already been redressed. According to the petitioner, she was transferred vide notification dated 16.03.1999 from Jhajha to 2 Kishanganj, however, the said transfer order without approval of the Establishment Committee and was stayed vide letter dated 26.03.1999 written to all concerned by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Health, Government of Bihar, which is appended as Annexure 1 to this writ application. Subsequently, vide letter as contained in memo no. 374(6) dated 27.11.2000 the Director, Health Services, Bihar, Patna, communicated the fact to the Civil Surgeon, Jamui that the aforesaid transfer has already been cancelled by the Government. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that despite intimation contained in annexure 1, the petitioner was relieved on 11.05.1999 and thereafter she joined in terms of the direction as contained in Annexure 2, however, by annexure 2 the said transfer was also cancelled. Thus, the submission is that the petitioner is entitled for the arrears of salary for the aforesaid period. So far second relief of the petitioner is concerned, the submission is that she is entitled for Assured Career Progression. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submitted that the petitioner has represented twice before the Director-in-Chief, Bihar, Patna for the aforesaid relief, however, she has got no intimation regarding disposal of her 3 representation. In above view of the matter, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 3, the Director-in-Chief, Health Services, Bihar, Patna to look into the grievance of the petitioner and dispose of her representation with regard to the aforesaid two grievances within three months by reasoned and speaking order if a fresh representation is made by the petitioner within one month from today. The decision so taken should be communicated to the petitioner. SC (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)