IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10275 of 2009 1. Sakaldip, son of Khakhnu, Resident of Mohalla-Mandiri, P.O.-G.P., P.S.- Dolony, District-Patna. 2. Md. Shaheed @ Shahid, son of late-Musha, Resident of Moh-China Koti, P.S.-G.P.O., Budha Colony, District-Patna. 3. Anil Kumar, son of late-Suryug, resident of Moh-R.K. Bhatacharya Road, Banpav Tola, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Gandhi Maidan, Ward NO. 21, District- Patna. 4. Mallu, son of late, Malha, Resident of Moh-Yarpur, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.- Gardanibag, District-Patna. 5. Raj Kumari, daughter of late-Munna, resident of Moh.-Surpentine Road behind Panch Mandir, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Kotwali, District-Patna. 6. Manju, daughter of Late-Chalittar, Resident of Moh.-Mainpura, Patna, Gate No. 53, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Patliputra, District-Patna. 7. Phulpatiya, daughter of Late-Dwarika, Resident of Moh.-Beur, P.O.- Anisabad, P.S.-Beur, District-Patna, Ward No. 21 N.C.C. 8. Keshwar, Son of late-Raghuni, Moh.-Bailey Road behind Police Commission Office, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Sachiwalaya, District-Patna, Ward No. 21, N.C.C. 9. Babuni, wife of Devendra Mohalla-Yarpur, Domkhana near Pul, P.O.- G.P.O., P.S.-Gardanibagh, District-Patna, Ward No. 21 NCC. 10. Bedamiya, wife of Late-Rajendra, resident of Gaighat, Babuaganj Chand Colony, P.S.-Alamganj, Post-Gulharbagh Circle-Bankipur Anchal, Ward No. 50-Musalahpur, ST NI Sar Alam, District-Patna. 11. Sumitri, daughter of late-Sukhkhu, resident of Moh-Bisunpuri, P.O.-Anisabad, P.S.-Gardanibagh, District-Patna, Ward No. 21 N.C.C. 12. Jawahar, son of late-Munsan, Resident of Moh-Bishnupuri, P.O.- Anisabad, P.S.-Gardanibagh, District-Patna, Ward NO. 21 NCC. 13. Ram Lagan, so of late-Musaphir, resident of Moh.-I.D.H. Colony, Patna-7, P.O.-Guljarbagh, P.S.-Alamganj, District-Patna City, Ward No. 20/41, Bankipur, Anchal. 14. Krishna, son of late-Darbari, resident of Moh-Yarpur, Domkhana, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Gardanibagh, District-Patna Ward No. 21, N.C.C. 15. Bimala, wife of Late-Mishri, Moh-R.K. Bhattacharya Road, Banpur Tola, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Gandhi Maidan, District-Patna. 16. Mahendra, wife of Late-Shri Kishun, resident of Moh-Hadaspura, P.O.-Khagaul, P.S.-Danapur, District-Patna, Ward No. (new) 16. 17. Nandu Paswan, son of Batahu Paswan, resident of Moh-R.Block, Road No. 8, Domkhana, P.O.-G.P.O., P.S.-Sachiwalaya, District-Patna, Ward No. 21 N.C.C. …….Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Urban Development and House, Govt of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Patna Municipal Corporation through its Municipal Commissioner, Budh Marg, Patna-1. - 2 - 3. The Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation, Budh Marg, Patna-1. …….Respondents. ----------- 02. 21.08.2009 It is indeed tragic that employees of Patna Municipal Corporation have to individually come to this Court for orders for payment of their legitimate dues. Referring to Annexure-3 being the letter of the Town Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation that Town Commissioner has ordered for payment of arrears of salary to the persons mentioned therein only when a contempt proceeding was initiated in this Court. Petitioners submit that there is an unwritten secret code operating in the Corporation that unless an employee gets an order from the Court his arrears would not be paid. This is shocking. Without going into the controversies, this Court directs Patna Municipal Corporation to compute all arrears of salary of its employees to the extent admitted by them within a period of six months from today. Employees would be entitled to make detail representations to the Town Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation in this regards. The representation in that regard as made would be disposed of by a speaking order within a period of three months positively. Any payment found due would then be required to be paid within next three months. This is a - 3 - continuing mandamus being issued by this Court to protect this Court from further multifarious useless litigations in this regards and disobedience thereof would be viewed very strictly by this Court. With these observations and directions, the writ petition itself stands disposed of. Shageer (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J)