IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12414 of 2002 NATHUNI JHA & ANR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 03 19.3.2009 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and learned Counsel for the State. It is submitted that the petitioner no.2 has been deceased during the pendency of the writ application. The same has become infructous with regard to him. The application is disposed as infructous, insofar as petitioner no.2 is concerned. The claim in the writ application is for grant of regular pay-scale. Counter affidavit has been filed. Annexure-1 to the writ application is an order dated 22.10.1984 inducting the petitioner into the regular work charge establishment. The counter affidavit of the respondents in Paragraphs- 10 and 11 admits this fact. On the own showing of the respondents, the petitioner is entitled to the regular pay-scale in terms of the order dated 22.10.1984. Let the same be paid to him from the date of issuance of the order within a maximum period of eight weeks from the date of receipt and/or production of a copy of this order, failing which this Court may be 2 constrained to grant appropriate interest to be recovered from those concerned. P.K. (Navin Sinha, J.)