A. K. Ganguly, J.

1. This writ petition has been filed by Dr. Sachita kumar Sinha with a prayer for payment of bis salary with all admissible allowances and retirement benefits for the post of Additional Director of secondary Education with effect from 6.8.1988 till 9.5.1990 and also for the post of Director (Secondary Education) Bihar, Patna with effect from 10.5.1990 till 31.12.1991, the date of retirement of the petitioner.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he is an Officer of Class I Bihar education Services since 1976 and while he was posted as Deputy Director of Education in the pay scale of Rs.3700-5000 he was appointed to the post of Additional Director of Secondary Education to which post the petitioner worked from 6 8 1988 to 9 5.1990 Thereafter by another notification dated 10.5.1990 the petitioner was asked to discharge the duties of the Director (Secondary Education) in addition to his own work of Additional Director of Secondary Education (Headquarters ). The order by which the petitioner was so appointed to the posts of Additional Director of Secondary Education and Director (Secondary Education) are contained in Annexures 4 and 5 of the writ petition.

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