C.W.J.C.No. 529 of 1996. (In the matter of an application under articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India). 1. SUSHANT KUMAR GHOSE, SON OF LATE KHETRA NATH GHOSE, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA- PANI TANKI SHIKANDARPUR, P.O. AND P.S. MOJAIDPUR DISTRICT- BHAGALPURAT, PRESENT POSTED AS MECHANIC „A‟ AT BHAGALPUR DEPOT OF BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, 2. PRAYAG SAH, SON OF LATE SANTOSHI SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- P.O. AND P.S. BARARI, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR AT PRESENT POSTED AS ARTISM „C‟ BHAGALPUR DEPOT OF BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION 3. DASRATH PASWAN, SON OF LATE KHUSRU PASWAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- JAWARIPUR, P.S.- TILKAMANJHI, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR AT PRESENT POSTED AS ASSISTANT DRIVER OF BHAGALPUR DEPOT OF BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION. 4. SHEO NARAYAN SAH, SON OF GHOKHARU SAH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE/MOHALLA- SAHAPARA, P.O. DIGHI, P.S. SANOKHAR DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR POSTED AS HELPER BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AT BHAGALPUR DEPOT. 5. KAILASH RAM, SON OF BABU LAL RAM, RESIDENT VILLAGE- MANROZA, P.S.- KATWALI, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR AT PRESENT POSTED AS MECHANI „C‟ BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BHAGALPUR DEPOT. 6. SURESH MANDAL, POSTED AS ARTISM „C‟, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AT BHAGALPUR DEPOT :--- PETITIONERS. -VERSUS- 1. BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BIRCHAND PATEL MARG PATNA THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PARIWAHAN BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION DIVISIONAL OFFICE, P.O. AND P.S. BHAGALPUR DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. 4. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION DIVISIONAL OFFICE AT P.O. AND P.S. MUZAFFARPUR DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR :--- RESPONDENTS. -WITH- C.W.J.C. NO. 4345 OF 1996. SHAMBHU NATH JHA, SON OF SRI BAIDYA NATH JHA, OF VILLAGE & P.O. TUMAUL P.S. BAHERA, DISTRICT- DARBHANGA AT PRESENT POSTED AT MADHUBANI DEPOT AS CASHIER UNDER DARBHANGA DIVISION OF BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION :---- PETITIONER. -VERSUS- 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. - 2 - 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION TRANSPORT BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, B.S.R.T. CORPORATION, MUZAFFARPUR DIVISION, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANTS OFFICER, B.S.R.T. CORPORATION, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, B.S.R.T.CORPORATION, DARBHANGA DIVISION, DARBHANGA :--- RESPONDENTS. -WITH- C.W.J.C. NO. 3879 OF 1996 1. RAMADHAR SINGH NO. 1, SON OF LATE HARI SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 2. MD. FAIJ AHMAD KHAN, SON OF LATE MD. ISMAILE KHAN, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 3. MD. DAID ALI, SON OF LATE MD. MOHAR ALI, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI 4. SUBANSH PANDEY, SON OF LATE LAKSHMAN PANDEY, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 5. KAULESHWAR PRASAD, SON OF LATE RAM DHANI SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS ARTISAN © BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 6.KASHI SONAR, SON OF LATE BHATU SONAR, AT PRESENT POSTED AS HELPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 7. BENI MADHAV SINGH, SON OF SRI RAMADHAR SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 8. KRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA, SON OF LATE RADHA KANT MISHRA, SECURITY GUARD, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 9. LEKH NATH SINGH, SON OF LATE PARMESHWAR SINGH. 10. LALIT PRASAD, SON OF LATE KAILASH MAHTO, HELPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 11. NARDBESHWAR SINGH, SON OF LATE KARIMAN SINGH, SECURITY GUARD, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 12. SHYAMNANDAN PANDEY, SON OF LATE RAMHIT PANDEY, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 13. KUMAR ASHOK, SON OF DEVANAND MISHRA, POSTED AS HELPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 14.SHYAM BIHARI LAL, SON OF LATE RAMAVATAR SAO, POSTED AS STORE KEEPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. - 3 - 15. SHOBHANAND JHA, SON OF LATE SADANAND JHA, CONDUCTOR, B.S.R.T. CORPORATION, MADHUBANI. 16. TARAKANT JHA, SON OF LATE ISHWAR CHANDRA JHA, POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 17. HEM CHANDRA MISHRA, SON OF GANESH CHANDRA MISHRA, CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 18. RAJENDRA PRASAD SAO, SONOF LATE KAILASH RAM, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 19. SMT. SUSHMA BHANDARI, WIFE OF LAL BAHADUR SINGH, POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 20. KAMLA KANT JHA, SON OF AWADH NARAYAN JHA, DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 21. KALISH CHANDRA JHA, SON OF LATE KAMLA KANT JHA, POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 22. AJIT SINGH, SON OF LATE GANESH SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 23. UMESH PRASAD SINGH, SON OF DEONANDAN PRASAD SINGH, POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 24. MD. SHAFIUDDIN, SON OF LATE MD. KAMAL, POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 25. RAMCHANDRA SINGH, SON OF LATE MUKHO SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS TIME KEEPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION 26. BIJENDRA SINGH, SON OF NAGINA SINGH, POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 27. RAM KISHORE SINGH, SON OF JUGAL SINGH, POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 28. JAGDISH RAI, SON OF FAUDAR RAI, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION 29. PRAMOD KUMAR JHA, SON OF BHOGI JHA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 30. BABUJI JHA, SON OF LATE BAIDYANATH JHA, POSTED AS POTDAR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 31. BHOLA JHA, SON OF LATE JAGANNATH JHA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS ORDERLY, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. - 4 - 32. BHOLA SINGH, SON OF MAHABIR SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS ORDERLY, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 33. BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE RAM PRAVESH SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 34. MAYANAND JHA, SON OF LATE HARIBANSI JHA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 35. SATYANARAYAN SAO, SON OF LATE KARMOO SAO, AT PRESENT POSTED AS HELPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 36. MADUPATI SINT, SON OF LATE JAGDHATRI SINGH, POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 37. KAMLA KANT PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE SITE SINGH, CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 38. SATENDRA PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE SHEODHAR SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 39. JAMUN RAM, SON OF LATE JANGI RAM, POSTED AS SWEEPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 40. DHAIRYA NARAYAN JHA, SON OF HARE RAM JHA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 41. MD. JAIL AKHTAR, SON OF MD. MAHMOOD, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 42. ASHOK KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LATE SARYUG PRASAD SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 43. AMOD MISHRA, SON OF SATYANARAYAN MISHRA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 44. CHANDRASHEKHAR MISHRA, SON OF MOD NARAYAN MISHRA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 45. HEM NARAYAN JHA, SON OF LATE BUCH JHA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, 46. SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH, SON OF GANGA PRASAD SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 47. GAJADHAR SINGH, SON OF RAJ NARAYAN SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. - 5 - . 48. RAM SUDIN PRASAD SINGH, SON OF SURAJ SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 49. DEOCHANDRA SINGH, SON OF LATE KUSHESHWAR SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 50. NARAYAN JHA, SON OF LATE RAMAKANT JHA, CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 51. PRABHU NARAYAN SINGH, SON OF LATE JAI KISHNA SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS PICKER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 52. RAMDHARI MAHTO, SON OF SRI BHUSHAN MAHTO, AT PRESENT POSTED AS DRIVER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 53. RAJENDRA SINGH, SON OF LATE SUBEY SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS SECURITY GUARD, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. . 54. RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH, SON OF CHANDRIKA PRASAD SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 55. BEDANAND JHA, SON OF LATE DURGANAND JHA, POSTED AS MECHANIC “C” BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 56. JAYANT KUMAR, SON OF LATE KEDARNATH SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CLERK, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 57. JAMUNA PRASAD SINGH, SON OF GANESH MAHTO, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 58. KISHORE NATH MISHRA, SON OF DASHRATH MISHRA, AT PRESENT POSTED AS HELPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 59. BADRI NARAYAN RAI, SON OF LATE JUGAL RAI, AT PRESENT POSTED AS HELPER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 60. KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH IIND SON OF KAMTA PRASAD SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. 61. SHEODHYAN SINGH, SON OF SUKHDEO SINGH, AT PRESENT POSTED AS CONDUCTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. ---- PETITIONERS. -VERSUS- 1. THE BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA DISTRICT- PATNA. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATNA - 6 - 3. MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA 4. CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATNA. 5. CHIEF OF OPERATION, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATNA. 6. DIVISIONAL MANAGER, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PATNA. 7. DEPOT SUPERINTENDENT, MADHUBANI DEPOT, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, MADHUBANI DISTRICT- MADHUBANI :--- RESPONDENTS. ======= FOR THE PETITIONERS :- M/S SHASHI NATH THAKUR, P.K. THAKUR & IMTEYAZ AHMAD, ADVOCATES. FOR THE STATE : MR. SATISH KUMAR SINHA, A.C. TO A.A.G.-4. FOR THE B.S.R.T.C. :- M/S. RAJIV KUMAR VERMA & P.K. VERMA, SENIOR ADVOCATES. ==== P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA V.N.Sinha,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the “Corporation”) 2. Petitioners are the employees of the Corporation. They have filed these writ petitions praying, inter alia, to direct the Corporation authorities to pay them their arrears of salary as also retiral dues. The occasion to file these petitions arose as on account of paucity of fund payment of salary in the Corporation was withheld whereafter the matter was taken to Supreme Court and the Hon’ble Supreme Court has evolved a scheme for payment of salary as also retiral dues to the employees of the Corporation. - 7 - 3. Let the case of the petitioners be considered by the competent authority of the Corporation for payment of arrears of salary as also retiral dues in the light of the scheme evolved by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, as early as possible, in any case within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and payment be made strictly in the light of the provisions of the scheme. 4. The writ applications are, accordingly, disposed of. The Patna High Court, The 29th day of April, 2010 P.K.P./N.A.F.R. (V.N.Sinha,J.)