GEETA SHARMA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD the parties.

(2.) THE writ petitioner, while posted as District T.B. Medical Officer at Hazaribagh, retired from service on 31/03/1999. Her prayer in this writ petition is to quash the letter No. 3 -M -2 -5 Bhatta 12/99 Khand II -2064 dated 28/03/2000, issued by the Special Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, fixing the implementation of the Scheme for payment of non - practicing allowance w.e.f. 01/04/2000 by changing the resolution of the State Government where it was to be made effective w.e.f. 26/05/1998 and further prayer is to direct the respondents to pay her the non -practicing allowance at the rate recommended by the Fitment Committee for the period from 26/05/1998 to 31/03/1999, i.e. till her superannuation.

(3.) THE claim of the petitioner is that she is entitled to be paid the non -practicing allowance from the date of issuance of the notification dated 26/05/1998 vide Annexure -1 till the date of her superannuation, i.e. in between the period from 2/05/1998 to 31/03/1999, i.e. for about 10 months.