IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1836 of 2007 1. RAM PATI RAM son of late Doma Ram, resident of village – Madhopur, P.O. + P S – Durgawati, District – Kaimur (Bhabhua), posted at Aurangabad as S.I. 2. Kamta Prasad, son of late Rambrich Lal, resident of Purenderpur Khazanchi Road, P.O. Bankipur, P.S. Pirbahore, District – Patna, posted at Raj Bhawan, Patna. 3. Rameshwar Ram, son of late Bharat Ram, resident of village – Bhatkeshri, Post – Bhatkeshri, P.S. Jalalpur, District – Chapra, Saran, posted at Patna. 4. Kameshwar Prasad, son of late Mangar Chaudhary, resident of village – Mahuwan, Post Sherghati, P S – Amas, District – Gaya, posted at Nalanda. 5. Damodar Prasad, son of late Khakhan Das, resident of village – Chandpur Bela, Post – Jakkanpur, P S – Jakkanpur, district – Patna, posted at Araria. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. Assistant to the Inspector General of Police, (Wireless), Bihar, Patna. 4. D.I.G. of Police (Wireless), Bihar, Patna. 5. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, (Wireless), Accounts, Patna. ----------- 03. 8.10.2010 Annexure-2 is under challenge in the present writ application, which was issued by the Assistant to the Inspector General of Police (Wireless). The benefit of reducible pay protection earlier granted to these petitioners has now been taken away and even a direction for recovery has been issued. The issue raised by these petitioners has already been answered in a writ application of Parsuram Singh and others being CWJC no. 12526 of 2008 disposed of on 5.7.2010. Learned single Judge came to a considered opinion that the benefit of RPP cannot be withdrawn nor could recovery be made. Direction was issued to restore the pay-scale to the petitioners which they were getting prior to issuance of the impugned order contained in 2 Annexure-2 and refund the amount if already deducted. Annexure-2 is quashed. The writ application is allowed. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)