IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4183 of 1997 BIHAR RAJYAKIYA NALKUP KARAMCHARI SANGH, BRANCH TUBE WELL DIVISION, GAYA, REGISTRATION NO. 2060 THROUGH SRI JITENDRA PRASAD SINGH PRAMANDALIYA PRESIDENT. ……. PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE BIHAR STATE WATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, SRIKRISHNAPURI, PATNA-1. 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE WATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SHRI KRISHNAPURI, PATNA-1. 4. THE SECRETARY, MINOR IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, NEW SECRETARIATE, BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TUBE WELL DIVISION, BHAGALPUR. 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, TUBE WELL DIVISION GAYA, MUZAFFARPUR. 7. THE EXECUTIE ENGINEER, TUBE-WELL, DRILLING DIVISION, PATNA AT PRESENT TUBE WELL DIVISION, MOHANIA. 8. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, BIHAR WATER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AT CHADARPUR (MAHARASTRA). 9. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, TUBE WELL CIRCLE, PATNA, ARRAH, MUZAFFARPUR 10. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, PATNA, BIHAR. …… RESPONDENTS. For the Petitioner: M/s. Subodh Kumar Jha and Sarveshwar Tiwary, Advocate. For the State : Mr. S.K.Sharma, Govt. Advocate-5 and Mrs. Salini Raut, AC to GA. ----------- 8. 09.11.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner is the registered union of the workers of Tube well Division, Gaya. This petition has been filed asserting that earlier the members of the petitioners-association were serving the Bihar State Water Development Corporation which became defunct and its assets and liabilities were taken over by the State of Bihar. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that after take over of the corporation by the State the contribution made by the members of the petitioner-association is required 2 to be transferred to the new employer i.e. Water Resource, Minor Irrigation Department. Request is made to issue a writ of mandamus directing the authorities to make transfer of the contribution made by the members of the petitioner towards the G.P.F. and L.I.C. for the period between 1979 till 1994 to the appropriate department/division of the Government, if not already made, as early as possible in any case within reasonable time not exceeding six months. 3. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of directing the concerned authority to transfer the contributions made by the members of the petitioner association to the new employer if not already transferred as early as possible in any case within six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Ibrar/- ( V.N. Sinha, J.)