IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15402 of 2010 Ashok Kumar son of Late Bachcha Singh, Resident of Village Dadar, P.S. Goh, District Aurangabad Versus 1. The Chairman, Food Corporation of India, Head Quarter, New Delhi 2. The Managing Director, Food Corporation of India, Head Quarter, New Delhi 3. The General Manager (Region), Food Corporation of India, Regional Office (Bihar Region), Arunachal Building, Exhibition Road, Patna-1 4. The Dy. General Manager, Food Corporation of India, Head Quarter, New Delhi 5. The Area Manager, District Office, Food Corporation of India, Firdaus Building, Exhibition Road, Patna 02/ 15.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Food Corporation of India (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation). 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the failure of the authorities of the Corporation to revise his pay scale with effect from 1.1.2007, as has been allowed to all other employees of the Corporation on the ground that on the date of revision i.e. 1.1.2007, he was in judicial custody in connection with a criminal case lodged after the death of his daughter-in-law. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that on account of being taken in judicial custody, he cannot be deprived of the revision of pay scale allowed to other - 2 - employees. 4. Highlighting such submission, petitioner has represented to the General Manager of the Corporation under representation dated 29.7.2010, copy whereof is contained in Annexure-4 to this application. 5. Let the General Manager consider the representation of the petitioner dated 29.7.2010, Annexure-4 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order before the General Manager. In case petitioner is held entitled for the revised scale, arrears thereof be released to him within the same time. 6. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V. N. Sinha, J.)