IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14023 of 2009 PURUSHOTTAM JHA S/O LATE MADHABIR JHA, R/O C-74, NITI BAGH GROUND FLOOR, P.S.- NITI BAGH, NEW DELHI Versus THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF BIHAR, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA-1 ----------- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Arun Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the Respondent :- Mr. Raj Nandan Prasad, Adv. --------------------- 2 04/11/2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Accountant General. There is no dispute that petitioner retired from judicial service as Subordinate Judge on 31.7.1995 in the appropriate pay scale. The benefits of recommendations of Shetty Commission were made available to Judicial Officers with effect from 1.7.1996. The claim of the petitioner on the basis of recommendations made by the Shetty Commission cannot be made available to him since he was no longer in service on 1.7.1996. This court finds no merit in this petition. It is accordingly, dismissed. (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.) avin