THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19226 of 2011 ORDER: Petitioner retired from the services of the A.P. State Cooperative Rural Irrigation Corporation Limited as Executive Engineer on 31.05.2011. He states that he worked in Khammam Sub-station as Deputy Executive Engineer for the year 2006- 2007. It is stated that the salary from the months of June 2006 to March 2007 was not paid and no proceedings were issued in relation thereto. He is said to have made representations on several occasions and submits that no orders have been passed thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. The reasons on account of which the salary of the petitioner for the period referred to above was not paid, are not before this Court. Even the petitioner is not able to state them on the ground that he was not informed of any such reasons. The salary of an employee can be withheld only on the basis of specific orders passed by the competent authority. Nearly, four years have elapsed ever since the petitioner was denied the salary. If there was no basis for the respondents to withhold the salary, even now it can be released. On the other hand, if it was withheld for any reasons, they must be communicated to the petitioner. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to pass appropriate orders with respect to the claim of the petitioner for payment of salary from 01.06.2006 to 30.03.2007, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:18.08.2011 kdl