IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11362 of 2003 1. Nagar Nigam Kramchari Sangh, Muzaffarpur, through its Secretary Satyendra Prasad Singh, son of Ram Viranjan Singh, Resident at Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation Officer, P.O.+P.S.+District- Muzaffarpur. 2. Satyendra Prasad Singh, Son of Ram Virajan Singh, Secretary, Nagar Nigam Karamchari Sangh, Muzaffarpur, At-Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation Office, P.O.+P.S.+District-Muzaffarpur. ……..Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation, through its Chief Executive Officer, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Chief Executive Officer, Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation, Muzaffarpur. …….Respondents. ----------- 05. 09.07.2009 In spite of repeated calls, no one appears for the petitioners. This writ petition has been filed by the employees union of the employees of the Muzaffarpur Municipal Corporation for payment of their remuneration. A supplementary counter affidavit has been filed in which it is stated that all salary dues and provident fund dues have been cleared up to October, 2008. It is stated on behalf of the Corporation that there are large amount of dues of governmental bodies which the Corporation is finding difficult to recover. In my view, this is a lame excuse. Under the Bihar Municipal Act there are 2 sufficient provisions as to how to deal with this contingency. Governmental organizations are not exempt from their liability. For failure of the Corporation to release his due of the governmental organization, employees can not be punished. However, in view of the stand taken above, the payment of all dues being cleared up to October, 2008, no further orders are required to be passed in this case. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Shageer (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J)