IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15172 of 2010 AJAY KUMAR SINHA, SON OF LATE SHRI UMESH CHANDRA PRASAD, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA- DR. RAMESHWAR DAYAL PATH, BOARING ROAD, PATNA-13 AT PRESENT POSTED AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, WATER SUPPLY DIVISION, PATNA:-- PETITIONER . Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY, OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, NEW SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, PATNA NAGAR NIGAM, PATNA. 4. EXECUTIVE OFFICER WATER SUPPLY BRANCH, PATNA, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA. 5. CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER SUPPLY BRANCH, PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, PATNA :--- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3. 14.09.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Patna Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”). 2. Petitioner states that he has not been paid his salary with effect from May, 2010 till August, 2010 although was paid salary until April, 2010. It is further submitted that salary of the petitioner has been stopped as he approached this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 9770 of 2009 which was disposed of under orders dated 07.07.2010, Annexure-1 directing the authorities of the Corporation to consider his case for grant of Assured Career Progression benefit since he is stagnating in the scale of Assistant Engineer. 3. Let the petitioner represent before the - 2 - Municipal Commissioner for payment of his arrears of salary for the month of May, 2010 till date which should be considered in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within one month of the receipt of the representation. In case, salary is not paid to the petitioner, the Municipal Commissioner must assign reason(s) for not making payment of salary to the petitioner. 4. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)