IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15787 of 2005 YOGENDRA MISHRA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 03. 29-07-2008 Way back on 6.2.2007 in CWJC No. 12402 of 2005 in the case of Rishikesh Prasad Singh and others v. The State of Bihar and others, the Court had held that the benefit of enhanced age of retirement is not available to the employees of the Land Development Bank mutatis mutandis. I am informed that said decision has not been interfered with so far by a Division Bench or any other higher forum. In that view of the matter the reasoning given in that order shall govern the case of the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has however produced an extract of a decision supposedly taken by the Board of Directors of the respondent Bank on 30.1.2008. There is indication that they have decided in principle to enhance the age of retirement to 60 but subject to approval of the department concerned. From the said decision, according to the counsel, the petitioner is entitled to be reinstated. This Court has, however, reservation on this submission because final word on the decision is yet to be expressed and the decision does not indicate that it has retrospective application. If at any point of time a decision is taken that enhancement of age of retirement of the employees of the respondent Land Development Bank shall be co- terminus with the notification issued by the State Government and has retrospective effect, petitioner will have all the liberty to approach the respondents for re-consideration of the earlier decision to retire - 2 - him or he has freedom to approach this Court for appropriate direction if need arises. The writ application stands disposed of with the above liberty. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)