IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9193 of 2009 1. DEVENDRA PANDEY, SON OF SRI LAKHAN LAL PANDEY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE+ P.O. KAKAN, P.S.JAMUI IN THE DISTRICT OF JAMUI. AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK IN DISTRICT OFFICE, SHEIKHPURA. 2. SURESH MUKHIYA SON OF LATE RAM CHARITRA MUKHIYA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE + P.O. BAHADURPUR P.S. ALAULI IN THE DISTRICT OF KHAGARIA.AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK, DISTRICT OFFICE, SHEIKHPURA. 3. AWADH KISHORE PRASAD SINGH SON OF LATE CHANDRIKA SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LOHANDA P.O. + P.S. SIDANDARA IN THE DISTRICT OF JAMUI. AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK, BLOCK OFFICE, SHEIKHPURA. 4. SHASHI BHUSHAN PRASAD SINGH, SON OF LATE SURESH PRASAD SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PIPARA P.O. TARHARI, P.S. SIKANDARA IN THE DISTRICT OF JAMUI. AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK, SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICE, SHEIKHPURA. 5. SADHUSHARAN SINGH, SON OF LATE RAMESHWAR SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. NONI, P.S. CHANDRADIP IN THE DISTRICT OF MUNGER, AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK, DISTRICT TREASURY, SHEIKHPURA. 6. NAWAL KISHORE SON OF SRI RAM SWARATH CHAUDHARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. & DISTRICT KHAGARIA. AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK, BLOCK OFFICE, SHEKHOPUR SARAI, SHEIKHPURA. 7. SHAILENDRA GUPTA SON OF SRI DEO NARAYAN PRASAD GUPTA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BASUDEOPUR P.S. KOTWALI IN THE DISTRICT OF MUNGER, AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK, BLOCK OFFICE, BARBIGHA, SHEIKHPURA. 8. ARVIND KUMAR CHAURASIA, SON OF LATE BHUMI MANDAL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. MAHESHKHUT P.S. GOGARI IN THE DISTRICT OF KHAGARIA, AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK, BLOCK OFFICE, ARARIA, SHEIKHPURA. 9. RAM SAGAR SINGH SON OF SRI PRABHU SINGH, RESIDENT OF CHAK HUSAINI POST MANSI IN THE DISTRICT OF KHAGARIA, AT PRESENT WORKDING AS CLERK, BLOCK OFFICE, GHATKUSUMBHA, SHEIKHPURA. 10. DEO NARAYAN LAL SON OF LATE MURLIDHAR MODI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TELBA BAZAR, P.S. SIMULTALA IN THE DISTRICT OF JAMUI, AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK IN THE DISTRICT OFFICER, SHEIKHPURA. 11. KAULESHWAR PRASAD SINGH SON OF SRI JAGDISH SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. DUMRA IN THE DISTRICT OF NAWADAH, AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK IN DISTRICT OFFICER, SHEIKHPURA. 12. RAMAKANT RAM SON OF SRI BHUNESHWAR RAM. RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SINGHIA, P.O. SHIVKUND IN THE DISTRICT OF MUNGER, AT PRESENT WORKING AS CLERK IN THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICE, SHEIKHPURA. 13. KAILASH CHANDRA SHARMA SON OF LATE NARAYAN LAL SHARMA, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA PURANI GANJ P.O. MUNGER, IN THE DISTRICT OFMUNGER, AT PRESENT RETIRED IN JANUARY 2009 FROM THE OFFICE OF ANCHAL, SHEIKHPURA----PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE REGISTRAR, CO-OPERATIVE DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SHEIKHPURA---RESPONDENTS. ----------- 03. 06.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. 2. Petitioners earlier served as Paid Managers of the different Primary Agricultural Credit Society. They have been absorbed against Class- III post in the State Government in compliance of the scheme formulated by - 2 - the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 7357 of 1996 disposed of under order dated 20.8.1998 after they became successful in the limited departmental examination conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission. . 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that present writ application has been filed for a direction to the State Respondents to grant the petitioners the scale of Rs.4000-6000/- instead of Rs.3050-4950/-. For similar relief, others similarly situate persons appointed in the District of Bhojpur at Ara had approached this Court and considering their case this Court directed the District Magistrate, Bhojpur to consider their case for grant of higher scale and in the light of the orders of this Court the District Magistrate, Bhojpur has passed order bearing letter No. 185 dated 13.5.2009 contained in Annexure-3 to this application. It is also submitted that the case of the petitioners is exactly similar to those in whose case aforesaid order dated 13.5.2009, Annexure-3 has been passed by the District Magistrate, Bhojpur. 4. Let the case of the petitioners be considered by the District Magistrate, Sheikhpura and for such purpose petitioners should file representation before the District Magistrate, Sheikhpura annexing the order dated 13.5.2009 as also the other orders on which they wish to rely and the District Magistrate shall be obliged to consider the representation of the petitioner as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of its receipt. It goes without saying that petitioners be allowed the consequential benefits but such grant shall be subject to the result of the S.L.P. pending in the Hon’ble Supreme Court. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha, J.) - 3 -