IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4425 of 2009 SHAKUNTALA DEVI, Wife of Bijay Kumar Yadav, Resident of Mohalla Prithivipur,PS Kankerbagh, District and Town - Patna …….Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Principal Secretary Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 2. Joint Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Revenue Department, Government of Bihar, New Secretary Patna 3. District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Collectorate, Patna ……Respondents ----------- 02- 10.4.2009 Heard Mr. Ambar Nath Banerji for the petitioner, and learned Assistant Counsel to Standing Counsel no.12. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent authorities to make payment of her salary on the class IV post she held for the period 12.9.2005 to 21.11.2007. 2. We have perused the materials on record and considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties. It appears that the petitioner was, on account of demise of her father, appointed on a class IV post on compassionate ground in the office of the District Magisrate, Patna. Her services were dispensed with by order dated 12.9.2005 (Annexure 9). The petitioner challenged the same by preferring CWJC No.13064 of 2005 (Shakuntala Devi vs. State of Bihar & Ors.), which was allowed by order dated 27.8.2007 (Annexure 10), and the said order dated 12.9.2005 was set aside. The Secretary, Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar/District Magistrate, Patna, was directed to reconsider the matter - 2 - in the light of the observations made in the order. The petitioner was reinstated in service, followed by communication dated 26.9.2007 (Annexure 11) to the departmental Secretary for further guidance. The materials on record do not indicate whether the departmental Secretary has considered the issue as per the direction of the High Court. However, it is stated that the petitioner has been reinstated on 22.11.2007 and is being paid her salary thereafter, and makes a limited prayer for a direction to make payment for the period from 12.9.2005 to 21.11.2007. 3. No useful purpose would be served by calling for counter affidavit and keeping this writ petition pending. The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to submit an appropriate representation before the respondents ventilating her grievances which shall be disposed of by the District Magistrate, Patna, by a reasoned order. This Court will be pleased if the entire process is completed within a period of two months from the date of submission of the representation. 4. This application is accordingly disposed of. ( S K Katriar ) mrl