IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15123 of 2005 MUNNI DEVI Versus COMMISSIONER-CUM-C.E.O.,PMC &O -With- CWJC No.3814 of 2006 YASHODA DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.5375 of 2006 RAMJI PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.6421 of 2006 SHARBATI DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.6624 of 2006 SANJAY KUMAR Versus THE C.E.O.-CUM-COMMISSIONER,PA -With- CWJC No.7097 of 2006 BAIDYANATH RAM Versus THE COMMISSIONER CUM C.E.O.PMC -With- CWJC No.7203 of 2006 ARPHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10261 of 2006 MATHURA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10268 of 2006 SANJAY RAM 2 Versus THE C.E.O.,PATNA MUNICIPAL COR -With- CWJC No.10269 of 2006 MANIYA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10382 of 2006 KALLU Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10429 of 2006 RAMDEO PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10430 of 2006 JHALIYA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10498 of 2006 CHANDRAMA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10533 of 2006 DHANRAJIYA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- CWJC No.10576 of 2006 YOGINDRA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- CWJC No.10709 of 2006 SONBA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS -With- 3 CWJC No.10947 of 2006 KAILASH RAM Versus THE C.E.O.,PATNA MUNICIPAL COR -With- CWJC No.11731 of 2006 BARATI RAM Versus PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPN.& ORS -with- CWJC No.11775 of 2006 KHURSHID Versus THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-C.E.O.&OR -With- CWJC No.11814 of 2006 JIRO DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioners:-Mr.Ashutosh Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Patna Municipal Corporation:-Mr.Bishwa Bibhuti Kumar Singh,Advocate(Retainer-PMC) 5 6.8.2009 The grievances of the petitioners in all these writ petitions being the same, so they are taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the Patna Municipal Corporation. The grievances of the petitioners in all the writ applications are with regard to payment of retiral dues which, according to the petitioners, have not been paid to them. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent-Patna Municipal Corporation submits that in case the petitioners file fresh representations stating the details of their claims separately, the same shall be considered without delay as per law. 4 In the above circumstances, the petitioners are permitted to file their representations stating their claims separately with the relevant documents in support thereof alongwith the certified copy of the present order within four weeks from today before the Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation. In case such representations are filed before the Commissioner, Patna Muncipal Corporation separately, he shall consider the grievances of the petitioners with regard to their retiral dues and dispose of their representations expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representations so that the admitted claims of the petitioners could be settled without further delay in accordance with law. Upon such consideration of the representations, if the retiral dues are found not payable to the petitioners, he shall communicate to the petitioners with reasons thereof for refusal of such payment. With the aforementioned observations/directions, these writ applications are disposed of. SKBOSE (Shailesh Kumar Sinha)