IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2313 of 2008 1. Bhaso Paswan, son of Late Ram Lagan Paswan, resident of village Sabikpur, P.S. & District Lakhisarai, Chaukidar No.1/2. 2. Munilal Paswan, Son of Late Banbari Paswan, resident of village Govindpur Bigha Naya Tola P.S. & District Lakhisarai, Chaukidar No.1/9…Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Officer Incharge, Lakhisarai Police Station, Lakhisarai. 2. Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. Inspector General of Police, Bhagalpur. 4. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Munger. 5. Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai. 6. Officer Incharge, Lakhisarai Police Station, Lakhisarai. 7. Commissioner, Munger Commissionary Munger. 8. Collector, Lakhisarai, District Lakhisarai. 9. Sub-Divisional Officer, Lakhisarai, Sub Division, Lakhisarai. 10. Circle Officer, Lakhisarai, Block Lakhisarai…………………………….…………..Respondents ----------- 2 03.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for the State. Petitioners, who are working as Chowkidar, have filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to release their salary from January, 2007 till date. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that after filing of the writ 2 application, salary of the petitioners has been released from January, 2010 onwards. However, arrears of salary have not been paid to them. He submits that there was some dispute between petitioners and the Officer Incharge of the concerned Police Station on account of which Officer Incharge deliberately did not mark their attendance and showing them absent, withheld their salary for January and February, 2007. Against the same, petitioner represented before the Collector, Lakhisarai but the same has not yet been considered. Since the dispute is with regard to facts, this Court cannot issue any positive direction to the respondent Collector for release of salary of the petitioners of the said period. However, petitioners will be at liberty to represent afresh before the Collector and satisfy him with regard to their bona fide and performance of their duty during the relevant period. If they are able to satisfy the concerned respondent in respect of the same, he shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with 3 law as expeditiously as possible. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)