IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14828 of 2001 RAJESHWAR CHOUDHARY & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- 3. 8.4.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. Despite service of notice no one appears on behalf of the Employees State Insurance Corporation (E.S.I.C.). Counsel for the petitioner would draw attention of this Court that the dispute is still pending for adjudication before the Labour Court in E.S.I.Case No. 7/2000 and therefore, when all the parties have already completed their evidence and the matter is pending at the stage of argument, this much liberty may be given to the petitioner to approach the said Labour Court even for the interim relief as against the protection from coercive notice, Annexure 1 to this writ application. Considering the aforementioned facts that the main issue is still pending before the Labour Court, this application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Labour Court in case he would require any interim relief as regard 2 the impugned notice as contained in Annexure 1. It goes without saying that as the demand of E.S.I. is one relating to public dues, and is dependent on the outcome of the said proceedings pending before the Labour Court it would be always in the interest of justice that such proceeding before the Labour Court is culminated at an early date, especially when the matter is pending since last nine years. That being so, the Labour Court may make all possible endeavor to dispose of the matter within a period of six months. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/