IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5697 of 2006 KAMLESHWAR PANDEY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4 08.08.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner wants a direction upon respondent BISCOMAUN to allow him to continue in service till he reaches the age of 60 years. He is seeking parity with the other State Government employees in matters of age of superannuation. The question of enhancement of age of retirement of the employees of BISCOMAUN has been under consideration of the respondents and at one point of time they even took some steps in this regard and approached the Registrar, Co-operative Societies for approval, but, it is also a fact that the State Government specially the Secretary, Co-operative, Government of Bihar, has issued a direction vide letter no. 1305 dated 15.5.2006 that all such co-operative societies who are in the red and are perilous financial condition will not have the liberty of enhancement of age of retirement of their employees. The financial position of BISCOMAUN is widely known. Thousands of employees have not been paid salary for more than a decade and even the retired 2 employees do not get the retiral dues for a long period of time. If some relief has accrued to the employees it has been due to decisive intervention of the Court from time to time. There is nothing on record to show that after the request of the BISCOMAUN for enhancement of age was turned down by the Registrar, Co-operative Societies (the statutory authorities) any decision has been taken to enhance the age. That being the position as noted above, petitioner has not made out a case for a direction upon to the respondents to enhance his age of retirement to 60 years. The writ application is dismissed accordingly. Rajeev/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)