IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17394 of 2009 1. NITYANAND SINGH S/O SRI MANI PRASAD SINGH ASSTT. CONTROLLER, TRANSMISSION SUB DIVISION, SABOUR, PRESENTLY WORKING IN TRANSMISSION SUB-DIVISION, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, SABOUR, D.V.C. COLONY, P.S.- SABOUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 2. ANAND KUMAR DAS S/O LATE PARAMANAND DAS ASSTT. CONTROLLER, TRANSMISSION SUB-DIVISION, SABOUR, PRESENTLY WORKING IN TRANSMISSION SUB-DIVISION, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, SABOUR, D.V.C. COLONY, P.S.- SABOUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 3. BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE SUMESHWAR KUMAR SINGH OPERATOR, TRANSMISSION SUB-DIVISION, SABOUR, PRESENTLY WORKING IN TRANSMISSION SUB-DIVISION, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, SABOUR, D.V.C. COLONY, P.S.- SABOUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR 4. MANI PRASAD SINGH S/O SRI RAM KRIPAL SINGH ASSTT. OPERATOR, TRANSMISSION SUB-DIVISION, SABOUR, PRESENTLY WORKING IN TRANSMISSION SUB-DIVISION, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, SABOUR, D.V.C. COLONY, P.S.- SABOUR, DISTT.- BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE CHAIRMAN BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 2. THE GENERAL MANAGER BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, TRANSMISSION ZONE, BHAGALPUR 3. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, TRANSMISSION CIRCLE, BHAGALPUR 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, TRNASMISSION DIVISION, BHAGALPUR 02/ 04.01.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the Bihar State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as the Board). 2. For the relief prayed for in this writ application i.e. for payment of the overtime allowance, petitioners are directed to file representation before the Executive Engineer, Transmission Division, Bhagalpur, Respondent no. 4 giving details of the period during which they have served the Division beyond the duty hours as overtime and the Executive Engineer, Respondent no.4 shall consider the request and after due enquiry pass appropriate orders in accordance with law - 2 - keeping in view the instructions of the Board contained in circular no. 95-451 dated 19th January, 1995, which provides that employees can serve the Board as overtime not beyond 50 hours in a quarter, within three months from the date of receipt of the representation along with a certified copy of this order. 3. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)