IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16017 of 2009 1. ARJUN PRASAD S/O LATE BUNDI MAHTO VILL- BHUAPUR, P.S. BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTT. NALANDA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY IRRIGATION DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF IRRIGATION DEPTT., BIHAR, PATNA 4. CHIEF ENGINEER IRRIGATION DEPTT., BHAGALPUR RANGE, BHAGALPUR 5. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER IRRIGATION CIRCLE, KHARAGPUR, DISTT. MUNGER 6. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION, TARAPUR, MUNGER 7. ASSISTANT ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION, KHARAGPUR, DISTT. MUNGER 8. BIRENDRA KUMAR MISHRA, THE THEN EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IRRIGATION DIVISION, TARAPUR, DISTT. MUNGER PRESENTLY POSTED AT IRRIGATION DIVISION, DEHRI-ON-SONE, ROHTAS 9. DWIJENDRA KUMAR, THE THEN ASSISTANT ENGINEER IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION, KHARAGPUR, DISTT. MUNGER PRESENTLY POSTED AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION, SIWAN ----------- 2. 24.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Counsel for the State submits that now the last pay certificate of the petitioner has been issued on 19.12.2009 after the institution of the writ application and the arrears of salary paid as per the absentee statement. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the entire lapses were on part of the respondents alone leading to the petitioner incurring extra expenses by having to file the writ petition on the eve of his superannuation. He additionally submits that full legitimate dues have not been paid. This writ petition is disposed with direction to the official respondent no. 2 to hold a departmental enquiry fixing 2 the responsibility for the delay in sending the LPC in a meantime transfer and the payments alleged to have been made on the absentee statement for arrears of years 2007-08 After responsibility and accountability for the delay is fixed, departmental proceedings shall be initiated against the delinquent concerned and concluded expeditiously. If there be any legitimate dues of salary, the petitioner may represent. The petitioner is also permitted to raise the claim for interest with regard to what the respondents claim to have paid him based on absentee statement and the further arrears claimed by him. If the respondents find justification for any further arrears in the fresh representation submitted by the petitioner, the claim for interest shall lie thereupon also. Let this order be complied with within a maximum period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Let the first part of the order for fixing of administrative responsibility be completed with and departmental proceedings initiated in like period. The writ application stands disposed. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)