IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14516 of 2009 1. NAND KISHORE SINGH S/O LATE RAJBALAM SINGH R/O VILL- GHATARO, P.S. LALGANJ, DISTT- VAISHALI, AT PRESENT PEON, LAND DEVELOPMENT BANK, LALGANJ, VAISHALI 2. AWADH KISHORE SINGH S/O LATE UTTIM SINGH R/O CHAINPUR, P.S. GOROUL, DISTT- VAISHALI, AT PRESENT - PEON, LAND DEVELOPMENT BANK, LALGANJ, VAISHALI Versus 1. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR , BIHAR STATE COOPERATIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT BANK BUDH MARG ,PATNA 2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, LAND DEVELOPMENT BANK LALGANJ, VAISHALI ----------- For the petitioners : Mr. D.K. Tondon, Advocate. For the Respondents : Dr. Poonam Kumari Singh, Adv. ------- 2/ 05-11-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the Bank. The petitioners are employees of the Bihar State Cooperative Land Development Bank ( hereinafter referred to as “the Bank” ) and are serving in the Lalganj Branch of the Bank. This application has been filed for a direction to pay the arrears of salary for about 22 months. In this connection the petitioners have filed representation dated 21.08.2009, Annexure-1. Counsel for the Bank, however, submits that the Bank is going under financial crisis and on the ground of such crisis the petitioners have not been paid their regular salary. Having heard the submissions of the counsel for the parties I am of the view that the paucity of fund is the concern of the employer and it is for the employer to ensure payment of - 2 - salary of the petitioners. Under such circumstances I direct the Bank and its Managing Director, respondent no.2, to consider the representation of the petitioner in accordance with law and ensure payment of arrears of salary of the petitioners within six months. ( V.N. Sinha, J ) BTiwary/