IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No.1164 of 2011 RANVIJAY KUMAR SINHA, SON OF LATE LAKSHAMAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF NEW AREA JAKKANPUR, P.S. JAKKANPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. SRI UDAY SINGH KUMAWAT, THE ADMINISTRATOR, BIHAR STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PARIWAHAN BHAWAN, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA. ----------- 09. 23.11.2011 In compliance of my order dated 22.11.2011 Administrator, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation is present and states that for making payment of the amount of Rs.13,670/- which according to the records of the Corporation has been paid to the petitioner under cheque no.0789885 dated 10.03.1995 but there is no record available with the Corporation to either indicate the receipt of the cheque in question by the petitioner or the amount having been credited in the Bank account of the petitioner. The Administrator, however requires protection from the High Court for making such payment as without such protection others may also raise belated claim. In order to confirm payment of the amount to the petitioner this Court allowed sufficient indulgence to the Administrator to confirm whether cheque dated 10.03.1995 has been credited 2 in the bank account of the petitioner as petitioner all along has been saying by filing affidavit that the aforesaid amount was never credited in his bank account. The bank has said that at this belated stage they have no records available to confirm whether such payment has been made or not. Corporation being a statutory Corporation must have issued account payee cheque dated 10.03.1995, which could not have been encashed by the bearer of the cheque, unless the amount is credited in the bank account. Petitioner having superannuated in the year 2008 raised his claim for payment of retiral dues as also other claims for arrears of salary for earlier times and considering the same order dated 15.09.2011 has been passed by the Administrator. Let the amount of cheque dated 10.03.1995 be paid to the petitioner, which Administrator says that such cheque will be issued in this week only. In the light of the statement made by the Administrator, B.S.R.T.C., the contempt petition is disposed of. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.) 3