IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15459 of 2010 INDRADEO CHAUDHARY, S/O- LATE KAMLESHWARI CHAUDHARY, APPOINTED AS CONDUCTOR, AT PRESENT WORKING AS TIME KEEPER IN THE BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, SULTANGANJ, BHAGALPUR, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- ARARIA, P.S.- PARBATTA, DISTRICT- KHAGARIA:--PETITIONER. . Versus 1. THE ADMINISTRATOR,BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PARIWAHAN BHAWAN, PATNA, BIHAR. 2. THE CHIEF OF OPERATION, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PARIWAHAN BHAWAN, PATNA, BIHAR. 3. THE FINANCIAL ADVISOR-CUM-CHIEF ACCOUNT OFFICER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PARIWAHAN BHAWAN, PATNA, BIHAR. 4. THE DIRECTOR, VIGILANCE AND SECURITY-CUM-CHIEF OF PERSONNEL, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PARIWAHAN BHAWAN, PATNA, BIHAR. 5. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, TILKAMANJHI, BHAGALPUR :---RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Satya Prakash Sinha, Advocate. For the Respondents : M/S P.K.Verma & S.R.Sharan, Advocates. ===== 4. 21.09.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”) as also perused the report of the Registrar General dated 20.9.2010. 2. Petitioner at the relevant time served on the post of Conductor in the Corporation. He was dismissed from service of the Corporation whereafter he approached the Labour Court, Bhagalpur and the dismissal order was set aside under Award dated 18.2.1999, Annexure-1 with further direction to reinstate the petitioner with full back wages. In compliance of the Award petitioner has been - 2 - reinstated under office order dated 15.09.2006, Annexure-4 but his back wages have not yet been paid although he made request for such payment, as is evident from the letter of the Divisional Manager dated 5th November, 2007, Annexure-5. Petitioner thereafter filed petition under Section 33(C-2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 before the Labour Court vide Misc. Case No. 5 of 2008, which is contained in Annexure-6 to this application. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that aforesaid Misc. Case is not being considered by the Labour Court as there is no Presiding Officer available in the Labour Court at Bhagalpur. Aforesaid fact is also confirmed from the report of the Registrar General dated 20.09.2010. 3. Having heard counsel for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of directing the Registry of this Court to ensure posting of the Presiding Officer in the Labour Court at Bhagalpur at the earliest whereafter the Misc. Petition No. 5 of 2008 filed by the petitioner be disposed of by the Presiding Officer within the time envisaged under sub-section (2) of Section 33 (C) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)