IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3274 of 2008 DHRUVENDU KAMAL Versus THE FOOD & CIVIL SUPL.CORPN.&O WITH CWJC No.3338 of 2008 LAL MOHAN SINGH Versus THE FOOD & CIVIL SUPL.CORPN.&O WITH CWJC No.3367 of 2008 GIRO PANDIT Versus THE FOOD & CIVIL SUPL.CORPN.&O WITH CWJC No.3781 of 2008 DOCTER SINHA Versus THE BIHAR STATE FOOD & CIVIL S WITH CWJC No.4083 of 2008 BISHESHWAR DUTT SINGH Versus THE BIHAR STATE FOOD & CIVIL S For the petitioner : Bishnu Kand Dubey, Advocate. For the Corporation : M/S R.S.Pradhan, A.N.Rai, Advocates. ----------- 5. 3.7.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd, Patna(hereinafter referred to as “the Corporation”). 2. Petitioners are the employees of the Corporation. They have not been allowed the benefit of the extended age of retirement as on the date of their superannuation decision to extend the retirement age was not taken by the Corporation. Others who were not granted similar benefit came to this Court and filed writ petitions which were dismissed. Against the order dismissing the writ petition L.P.A. Nos. 829 of 2007 and 350 of 2007 were filed. The other writ petitions - 2 - bearing C.W.J.C. Nos. 1241 of 2006, 5945 of 2006, 16139 of 2006, 7257 of 2006 and 752 of 2007 raising similar plea were also referred to the Division Bench to be heard along with L.P.A. Nos.829 of 2007 and 350 of 2007. A Division Bench of this Court under orders dated 17.1.2008, Annexure-6 allowed the Letters Patent Appeals as also the writ petitions directing that the others who have not been allowed the benefit of extended retirement age be also allowed such benefit. 3. Against the order dated 17.1.2008, Annexure-6 the Corporation went in appeal to the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the Hon’ble Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s). 10387-10388 of 2008 arising out of judgment and order dated 17.1.2008, Annexure-6 under its order dated 2.5.2008. Against the order dated 2.5.2008 the Corporation has now preferred review application which has not been numbered so far and is likely to be numbered after reopening of the Supreme Court on 7.7.2008. 4. Having heard counsel for the parties these writ applications are disposed of in the same terms which is contained in order dated 17.1.2008 passed in L.P.A. Nos. 829 of 2007 and 350 of 2007, Annexure-6 which shall be subject to the result of the review application preferred by the Corporation in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha,J.)