IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9321 of 2009 SURESH CHANDRA, SON OF LATE DHARAM DAS CHOUDHARY, RESIDENT OF B/4/302, PR.D.A. APARTMENT, SOUTH KRISHNAPURI, P.S. S.K.PURI, DISTRICT PATNA-----PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. COMMISSIONER CUM SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCE DEPT. GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. DEPUTY SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 5. CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPT., DEHRI. 6. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, DESIGN PLANNING AND MONITORING CIRCLE ANISABAD, PATNA. 7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SON NAHAR MODERNISATION DIVISION, PIRO, ARA, BHOJPUR. 8. CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPT. MUZAFFARPUR---RESPONDETNS. ----------- 03. 10.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner has been promoted as Assistant Engineer vide notification of the State Government bearing No. 2525 dated 17.6.2005, Annexure-3 but he is not being paid the salary in the scale admissible to Assistant Engineer and for payment of salary in the scale of Assistant Engineer he represented before the Superintending Engineer, Design Planning And Monitoring Circle, Anisabad, Patna, which is dated 1.7.2005 and 22.1.2009 as contained in Annexures-13 and 14 to this application. 3. Let the Superintending Engineer, Design Planning And Monitoring Circle, Anisabad, Patna consider the two representation dated 1.7.2005 and 22.1.2009, Annexures-13 and 14 in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order along with a fresh copy of the representation, in which petitioner is also permitted to make prayer for payment of arrears of salary for the period indicated in Paragraph-1 of the writ application. Such prayer should also be disposed of within the same time. If the higher scale and the arrears of salary is found due to the petitioner then such payment should also be made within the same time. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.) - 2 -