IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11135 of 2005 RAMJEE PD.SAO, son of Keshaw Pd. Sao, resident of village/mohalla Bishar Tank, P.S. Civil line, distt. Gaya Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Managing Director, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Patna. 3. the Divisional Manager, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Patna 4. the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Transport, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Gaya. 6. Divisional Accountant Officer, Gaya District- Gaya. ----------- 2 05.04.2010 Heard Mr. Anil Kumar Saxena, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Prabhat Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner who superannuated from the services of the respondent Corporation with effect from 30.6.2003 has filed the writ petition for payment of his post retiral and other dues. Indisputably, the matter relating to payment of post retiral and pre retiral benefits of the employees of the respondent Corporation, is pending before a Bench of the Supreme Court. The said matter was taken up on 12.3.2010 when a detailed order was passed by the Supreme 2 Court in the following terms. “It is brought to our notice by the learned Standing Counsel for the State of Bihar that the State of Bihar had already deposited an amount of Rs. 121.4 crores on 18th January, 2010 with the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation. Apart from this, the State of Bihar had already deposited an amount of Rs. 94.75 crores. In the circumstances, there shall be a direction to the Corporation to disburse the amount deposited on 18th January, 2010 as well as all other amounts lying deposited with them to the workmen within six weeks from today. The Deputy Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Jharkhand filed an affidavit today duly stating that out of the remaining liability of Rs. 49.65 crores of the total staff liability of Rs. 96.65 crores, Rs. 5 crores has already been deposited yesterday and a further sum of Rs. 42.42 crores shall be deposited by the end of February, 2010. We make it clear that no further time shall be granted for the deposit of the said amount by the State of Jharkhand. The Corporation shall also disburse the amounts so deposited by the State of Jharkhand within six weeks from today. The State of Bihar shall file a proper affidavit through its Chief Secretary duly stating as to what steps are being taken for the deposit of the balance amount of Rs. 2.43 crores. The affidavit shall be filed within six weeks from today. List after six weeks.” In view of the order passed by the Supreme Court requiring the Corporation to disburse the amount deposited by the State of Bihar for making payment to their employees, no 3 useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and the same is disposed of in the light of the directions passed by the Supreme Court. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )