IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8038 of 1997 SRI SHIVA KUMAR CHOUDHARY, S/O SRI DEVENDRA NARAYAN CHOUDHARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHAWANIPUR, P.S. BIROUL, DISTRICT- DARBHANGA. ....PETITIONER. Versus 1. MANAGING DIRECTOR,BIHAR STATE FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIED CORPORATION LTD. SON BHAWAN, BIRCHAND PATEL MARG, PATNA. 2. CHIEF OF ADMINISTRATION, BIHAR STTE FOOD & CIVIL SUPPLIES CORPORATION LTD. SONE BHAWAN, BIRCHAND PATEL MARG, PATNA. 3. CHAIRMAN, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BUREAU DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 4. JOINT SECRETARY, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BUREAU DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, OLD SECRETRIATE,PATNA. 5. KAPINDRA JHA KIRAN, SON OF ABADH NARAYAN JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O.NANOUR, P.S. ANHARTHARHI, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI. .....RESPONDENTS. ----------- For the Petitioner:- Mr. Dhirendra Kr. Jha. No. 2. For the State:- Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kr., SC-7 For the Corporation:- Mr. R.S. Pradhan, Sr. Adv. Mr. S.P. Tripathi, Adv. 5 10.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsels for the respondents. A supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent nos. 1 and 2 Bihar State Food & Civil Supply Corporation. It is stated that the petitioner's claim for fixing the pay scale of Rs. 785-1210/- on grant of promotion on 19.04.1983 and, accordingly, its revised pay of Rs. 880-1510/- and as per Vth Pay Revision, the pay scale of Rs. 1640-2900/- has been accepted by the respondent authorities and by order dated 13.04.2011 of the Managing Director of the Corporation the salary of the petitioner has been fixed in the pay scale from 01.01.1986 of Rs. 1400 - 2600/- and from 01.09.1989 of Rs. 1640- 2900/-. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed by the respondents they be directed to make the payment in terms of the said pay scale within a reasonable period of time. The writ application is accordingly disposed of with a direction to the respondent authorities to make the payment of the arrears of difference of salary to the petitioner in terms of the office order dated 13.04.2011 within a period of four months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. Bhardwaj ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J. )