IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8850 of 2003 HEMANT KUMAR, son of Sri Shyam Nandan Prasad Sinha, resident of Mohalla Siristabad, P.S. Gardanibagh, District Patna … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The Addl. Commissioner cum Special Secretary, Health Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Secretary, Health Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna … Respondents ----------- 3. 29.7.2010 Heard counsel for the parties. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reading as follows: “A) For issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus directing and commanding the respondents to pay the petitioner his due salary and admissible allowance for the period he was kept waiting for posting i.e. the period commencing from 25.10.1994 to 22.12.1995.” is said to have been redressed as would also be apparent from paragraphs 5 and 6 of the counter affidavit filed today which reads as follows: “5. That the aforesaid writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for payment of salary for the period he was under waiting for posting i.e. 25.10.1994 to 22.12.1995. 2 6. That it is submitted that the service of the petitioner for the period 25.10.1994 to 22.12.1995 has been regularized vide Department letter no. 511(3) dated 21.5.1999.” In fact the said stand of the respondents is also supported from the order issued by the State Government in its communication to the Accountant General vide letter dated 21.5.1999, Annexure R-1/A of the counter affidavit. That being so, it becomes clear that the grievance raised by the petitioner in this writ application has been redressed during the pendency of this writ application and the same is accordingly disposed of with an observation that upon regularizing the period of petitioner’s waiting for posting in terms of the aforementioned order of the Government the payment of salary of the aforesaid period, if not already made, would also be made to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/