IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10241 of 2010 1. RAMKEWAL SINGH, SON OF LATE SHIV SINGH RESIDENT OF MOHALLA JALKADARBAGH, P.O. MADHAV MILL, P.S. MALSALAMI, DISTRICT PATNA. 2. DEVENDRA RAM SON OF SUKHALU RAM, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA JALKADARBAGH, P.O. MADHAV MILL, P.S. MALSALAMI, DISTRICT PATNA. 3. RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD SON OF RAJKUMAR MAHTORESIDENT OF MOHALLA KARMALICHAK, P.O. BEGAMPUR, P.S. BYE PASS THANA, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THEOUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, THROUGH ITS MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, BUDH MARG, PATNA-1. 3. THE MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, BUDHA MARG, PATNA-1. ----------- 02. 06.07.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, the State and the counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation(hereinafter referred to as the Corporation). 2. Petitioners are the employees of the Corporation. They have filed this writ application praying inter alia to direct the Corporation to make payment of arrears of salary, arrears of difference of salary in the revised scale, Assured Career Progression, Dearness Allowance as such payment is not being released by the Corporation on account of paucity of fund with the Corporation and for release of fund the Corporation has requested the State Government. 3. It is submitted by the counsel for the State that the State has decided to release Rs.60 crore in favour of the local bodies out of which the share of the Corporation may be to the extent of Rs.39 crore, so submitted counsel for the Corporation. 4. Having heard counsel for the petitioners, state and the Corporation and having appreciated the stay order passed by - 2 - the Division Bench of this Court under orders dated 12.5.2008 passed in L.P.A. No.960 of 2007, I dispose of this writ application with direction to the Corporation to make payment of the arrears of salary and other dues admissible to the petitioners no sooner the Corporation receives fund for such purpose from the State Government or generates its own revenue. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.)