IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16790 of 2007 Dr. Awadhesh Kumar Sinha, son of late Babu Lal Prasad Verma, resident of 201 Shree Laxmi Palace, Behind Abhisekh Plaza, Exhibition Road, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, Dist. Patna. ---------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Commissioner, Health Medical Education and Family Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Principal, Patliputra, Medical College, Dhanbad. 4. Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna. ----------- Respondents -------------- 2 22.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The grievance of the writ petitioner with regard to payment of Non-Practicing Allowance is prior to his retirement on 30.9.1998. In that view of the matter, the restriction imposed by the circular of the Finance Department dated 28.3.2000 will not be applicable, inasmuch as, the circular would be only with regard to the doctors, who were in service on or after that date. Considering this aspect, this Court would direct the respondents to reconsider the claim of the petitioner for grant of Non- Practicing Allowance and pass a reasoned order with regard to such claim of the petitioner within a period of six months from the date of filing of a fresh representation by the petitioner. 2 It is, however, made clear that this Court has expressed no opinion on the merit of the claim of the petitioner but has only remitted the matter back to the concerned authority to reconsider the whole aspect. With the aforementioned observations, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)