IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14899 of 2004 Smt.Maya Ghosh, wife of Sri Bijendra Prasad, resident of Mohalla- R’Block, Opposite Shiva Mandir, P.S. Sachivalaya, at and District- Patna …………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The Secretary and Commissioner, Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna 3.The Director-in-Chief (Health Services) Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna 4.The Additional Director (Family Welfare Administration), Department of Health, Medical Education and Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna 5.The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Purnea 6.The Medical Officer, Kasba, Purnea ……….. Respondents ----------- 7. 28/01/2010 A counter affidavit has been filed in this case today on behalf of respondent no.5. From Annexure-B of the counter affidavit, it appears that the joining of the petitioner has been ordered to be accepted from the date of the application i.e. 31.5.2004 at Primary Health Centre, Kasba where she was last posted and the Incharge Medical Officer has been directed to accept her joining. It has also been directed that petitioner should be paid dues of her working period after obtaining allotment. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the said order there is no direction for payment of her salary etc. from - 2 - the said date of her joining. Therefore, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay the salary etc. of the petitioner from the date of her joining till today and continue to pay her current salary also till any final decision is taken in the contemplated departmental proceeding against her. The arrears of the dues of the petitioner must be paid to her prior to initiation of any departmental proceeding against her. Pradeep/ (J. N. Singh, J.)