IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.804 of 2009 DR.KRITYA NAND LAL DAS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 27.06.2011 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The claim is for arrears of salary from 8.6.2005 to 24.8.2005 as also for grant of benefit of lst ACP from 9.8.1999 and the second ACP with effect from 28.9.2003. The petitioner is stated to be an employee of the Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department. He claims to have represented for the same as far back as 2005, non consideration of which has compelled him to file the writ application on 16.1.2009. Nearly two and half years latter the respondents are yet to file a counter affidavit. No useful purpose is going to be served by keeping the writ application pending. It is disposed with a direction to Respondent no. 2, the Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries to grant a personal/representative hearing to the petitioner and then pass a reasoned and speaking order if he proposes to deny relief to the petitioner disclosing full application of mind and transparency to facilitate judicial review should need arise. If the respondents find justification in the claim of the petitioner or in any part of the claim necessary consequential order along with legitimate dues shall be passed within a maximum period of two months from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order before respondent no. 2. The writ application stands disposed. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)