IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4725 of 2011 Sanjay Kumar Baranwal, s/o- Late Nand Lal Singh, c/o- Baranwal Electricals, 54/76 Mahabir Road, Orderly Bazar, Varanashi, District- Varanasi (U.P.) at present posted as Assistant Account Officer, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. Madhepura. ………… Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. through its Managing Director. 2. The Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. 3. The Chief of Administration, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd All at Sone Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna-800001. 4. The District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. Purnea. 5. The District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd. Madhepura. ………… Respondents ----------- 3 07.07.2011 Counsel for both the parties are present. Learned counsel submits that the petitioner was denied his pay in the scale of Rs. 2000-3800 (unrevised) w.e.f. 3.6.1990 and scale of pay of Rs. 6500-10500 w.e.f.. 1.1.1996. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent Corporation. Paragraph Nos. 7, 8 and 9 thereof read as under: “7. That, it is stated that vide memo no 3271 dated 09.05.2007 as contend in ANNEXURE-1 of the writ application the pay scale of 2000-3800 (unrevised) with effect from 03.06.1990 and the revised pay scale of 6500-10500 with effect from 01.01.1996 was approved to the petitioner and other similarly situated Assistant Account Officer of the Corporation. 8. That, it is respectfully submitted that original service book of the petitioner was lost and therefore pay scale of petitioner was not fixed earlier although office of 2 respondent Corporation made serious efforts to search the service book of the petitioner and ultimately having no way out duplicate service book has been opened for fixation and payment of revised pay scale. 9. That, in pursuant to aforesaid fact vide memo no. 2694 dated 01.04.2011, issued by the order of Managing Director of the corporation by which unrevised pay scale Rs. 6500-10500 has been fixed for petitioner with effect from 01.01.1996 and accordingly District Manager Madhepura has been intimated for necessary action for payment.“ It thus appears that the respondents have accepted the claim of the petitioner and appropriate steps have already been taken to ensure payment to the petitioner. In that view of the matter, this Court directs that due payments in the aforesaid scale shall be sanctioned and made available to the petitioner within five weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The application is disposed of. pkj ( Kishore K. Mandal, J)