DAYANAND MISHRA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State.

(2.) LEARNED counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that while the petitioner was posted as Immunator in the Primary Health Centre, Raneshwar in the district of Dumka, he was not paid his salary for the period from February, 1999 to May, 2002, as a result of which a sum of Rs. 1,48,002 / - became due to be paid to the petitioner for which the petitioner on several occasions made representations before the concerned authority but the same has not been paid on the plea that allotment was not there for making payment to the petitioner.

(3.) IT is well settled that non -allotment of the amount cannot be a ground for non -payment of the salary due to be paid to the Government employee.