IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6733 of 2008 HARE KRISHNA JHA, son of Late Jiwan Jha, resident of Mohalla K.M.Tank, North, P.S. Laheriasarai, District Darbhanga … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Secretary cum Commissioner, Building Construction and Housing Department, State of Bihar, Patna 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Building Construction and Housing Department, State of Bihar, Patna 4. The Executive Engineer, Building Construction Department, Construction Division, Darbhanga 5. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga 6. The District Treasury Officer, Darbhanga, District Darbhanga 7. The Executive Engineer, Road Construction Division, Darbhanga … Respondents. ----------- 2. 4.5.2010 Heard Mr. Sidharth Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. Though a number of prayers were made in this writ application both relates to payment of salary as also to retirement benefit. Mr. Prasad ultimately has confined his grievance of the petitioner only towards payment of salary for the period 1.7.2000 to 5.4.2002. In the counter affidavit that has been filed by the Treasury Officer, Darbhanga (respondent no.6) a stand has been taken that for such claim of payment of 2 salary can be made only by the parent department of the petitioner. The parent department, however, has not filed any counter affidavit. The parent department of the petitioner is Road Construction Department and therefore, this Court would direct the competent authority of the Road Construction Department to verify as to whether the petitioner had worked in the period from 1.7.2000 to 5.4.2002 and if it is found that the petitioner’s working is not in question, the amount of salary to which he was entitled for the aforementioned period must be paid to him within a period of three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. Let it be made clear that this Court has expressed no opinion on the merits of the case. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application stands disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/