Chandra Shekhar Narayan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3153 of 2020 ====================================================== Chandra Shekhar Narayan, S/o Hirdaya Narayan Lal, Resident of Lala Babu Road, New Godown, Gaya, P.S. and District- Gaya. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Department of General Administration, Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary Department of Housing and Urban Development, Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate Patna.

4.

The Municipal Commissioner Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna. 5.

The Executive Officer Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna. 6.

The District Establishment Deputy Collector Jehanabad. 7.

The Controller of Accounts and Finance Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sudhir Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State :

Mr.Kinkar Kumar ( SC9 ) Mr. Sushant Praveer, AC to SC-9 For the PMC :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Pandey, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 07-12-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State, and learned counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation.

2. The present petition has been filed for directing the respondent Patna Municipal Corporation to make the payment of differences of arrears of salary in view of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.3153 of 2020(2) dt.07-12-2023 2/3 recommendation of the 6th Pay Revision Committee and the consequential benefit attached thereto.

3. Learned counsel for the State submits that the State authority wrote several letters to the authorities of the Patna Municipal Corporation to make payment to the petitioner as well as other similarly situated persons, which gets reflected from Annexure- A series to the counter affidavit.

4. Learned counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation seeks time to file a counter affidavit.

5. This Court is not inclined to grant any further time as this matter is of 2020. However, the petitioner is granted liberty to make representation for redressal of his grievances, as raised in the present petition within four weeks from today along with a copy of this order whereupon the Chief Executive Officer -cum-the Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna is directed to pay all admissible dues of the petitioner within four months from the date of representation filed by the petitioner. None payment of the admitted dues within the said period amounts to contempt of Court.

6. In the event, the petitioner found not entitled for payment then, the Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation shall pass a reasoned and speaking order within the said period.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3153 of 2020(2) dt.07-12-2023 3/3

7. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present petition stands disposed of.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U