IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7143 of 2007 SUKHDEO BHAGAT Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.15819 of 2007 RAM BABU RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioners: M/S. Ashok Kumar Chaudhary and Sanjay Kumar Ghosarvey. For the respondent Corporation: M/s. R S Pradhan and Rajeev Lochan. For the State: Mr. Suresh Mishra, JC to GP-10(in CWJC No.7143/07) and J.C. to S C-20 (in CWJC No. 15819/07) -------- 04. 03.09.2008 Way back on 14.12.2007 direction was issued upon the Board of Directors of the Corporation to take a decision with regard to enhancement of age of retirement of the employees in the background that the service conditions of the employees are governed by the service rules of the State Government. It seems that the Board could not take any decision and there is no Board as of today. The Corporation stands superceded and an Administrator has been appointed. Since it is not disputed that the Administrator is vested with the authority and power of even taking policy decision in absence of the Board, this Court is of the opinion that the matter should be considered by the Administrator by taking a concerted decision in this matter because the issue whether the employees of this Corporation will retire at 58 or 60 years of age must be clear at the earliest. Both the writ applications are disposed of with a categorical - 2 - direction that the Administrator shall decide the issue by 15th of October, 2008. The decision taken in this regard shall govern the issue with regard to the petitioners. If any chance the decision is taken contrary to the claim of the petitioners for higher age of retirement they will have liberty to assail the same by moving this Court afresh based on the decision. The writ applications stand disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)