IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16998 of 2009 1. RAM BACHAN PRASAD S/O LATE RAM SEVAK RAM R/O VILL. RAMPUR, P.S. PHULWARISARIF, DISTT.- PATNA AT PRESENT POSTED AS MUSEUM KEEPER, IN GOVERNMENT AYURVEDIC COLLEGE, PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPTT. OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. SECRETARY, DEPTT. OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. JOINT SECRETARY-CUM-DIRECTOR, INDIGENOUS MEDICINE, DEPTT. OF HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION & FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. REGISTRAR, BIHAR STATE BOARD OF HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE, KADAMKUAN, PATNA 5. PRINCIPAL, GOVT. AYURVEDIC COLLEGE, PATNA ----------- 2 31.3.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. Prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the Joint Secretary-cum-Director, Indigenous Medicine, Department of Health, Medical Education & Family Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna ( Respondent no.3) for making payment of his arrears of salary as well as month to month current salary. Payment of salary has been stopped since July 2009. Presently the petitioner is on deputation in the Bihar State Board of Homeopathic Medicine, Patna. For administrative reason, he was transferred at Government Ayodhya Shiv Kumari Aurved College, Begusarai. The transfer order was challenged by the petitioner by filing 2 writ application and order of stay was passed in favour of the petitioner. On account of stay order, the petitioner is still continuing on the post, where he was earlier deputed. The grievance of the petitioner is that there is no reason for non-payment of salary, still not being paid since July, 2009. He filed representation before respondent no.3 for making payment of salary, even that representation has been kept pending and no order passed. This application is being disposed off directing respondent no.3 to pass an order on the pending representation of the petitioner within two weeks from the date of production/communication of this order. The arrears of salary as well as current salary must be paid to the petitioner. The writ application stands allowed. (Mridula Mishra,J.) . A.kumar