IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.421 of 2007 THE PATNA SECRETARIAT ROUTINE CLERK ASSOCIATION THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN NAMELY SRI SURENDRA PATHAK, HAVING ITS OFFICE AT QUARTER NO.23, ROAD NO.9, GARDANIBAGH, PATNA. --APPELLANT Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY-CUM-COMMISSIONER, FIANANCE DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPTT., BIHAR, PATNA. --RESPONDENTS 8 22.06.2011 The present Letters Patent Appeal is filed against the order dated 23.02.2007 passed in CWJC no. 6987 of 2000. The grievance of the appellant in the present Letters Patent Appeal is that the benefits of pay scale at par with the Bill Clerks of the Fifth Pay Commission was not extended to them as was done to other Clerks. But, however, the fact remains that unless the Pay Commission recommend the State Government has no authority to extend the benefit to them. In such circumstance, the appellant is permitted to make appropriate representation to the Government. It is stated by the learned counsel for the State that the appellant had earlier filed representation. Taking note of 2 that, no prejudice will be caused to the appellant if they files a fresh representation to extend the benefits as extended to other Routine / Bill Clerks by the Fifth Pay Commission. Under the above circumstances, We direct the authorities concerned to dispose of the representation of the appellant as and when filed for the relief sought for as expeditiously as possible. With the above observation, this Letters Patent Appeal stands disposed of. AAhmad/ (T. Meena Kumari, J.) ( Akhilesh Chandra, J.)