IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15532 of 2009 1. DINA NATH SINGH S/O LATE LALAN SINGH VILL.- BISHUNPURWA (POKHRA PAR), P.S.- CHAPRA MOFFASIL, DISTT.- CHAPRA Versus 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT BANK, BUDH MARG, PATNA 2. THE BRANCH MANAGER GARKHA BRANCH, LAND DEVELOPMENT BANK, CHAPRA ----------- 02/ 16.11.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Cooperative Land Development Bank (hereinafter referred to as the Bank). 2. Petitioner, who superannuated while serving as Peon in the Garkha Branch of the Bank situate within the District of Chapra, has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to consider his case for payment of salary for the months of November and December, 2004, January to April and August to September, 2005, twelve months of 2006, January to March, July, August, October to December, 2007, January to August and November to December, 2008 and January, 2009 i.e. for 42 months. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the counsel for the Bank that without making such request for payment of the salary for aforesaid 42 months before the authorities of the Bank, petitioner has straightway come to this Court and this Court should not entertain this writ application as for issue of writ of mandamus, petitioner should first represent before the authorities of the Bank and if the representation not considered, he should approach this Court. 2 4. I see substance in the submission of the counsel for the Bank, but as the petitioner has filed this writ application, I dispose of the same directing him to represent before the Branch Manager as also the superior authority, namely, the Managing Director of the Bank annexing a copy of this order and such representation should be considered and disposed of as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of its receipt and if the amount claimed is found due to the petitioner, the same should be paid within the same time. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)