IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7530 of 2010 1. KAMLESH KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE RAMESH PD. SINGH R/O B.S.I.D.C. COLONY, ATRI GALI, BORING ROAD, P.S. S.K.PURI, DISTT.- PATNA 2. GAJENDRA KUMAR SINHA S/O LATE SOMESH CHANDRA SINHA R/O SNEH RING, ANAND VIHAR COLONY, P.O.- BAHADURPUR HOUSING COLONY, P.S.- AGAM KUAN, DISTT.- PATNA 3. MANMAN PD. S/O LATE RAMESHWAR PRASAD BITCO COLONY ROAD NO. 2, EAST INDIRA NAGAR, KANKARBAGH, P.S.- KANKARBAGH, PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE BIHAR STATE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD., INDIRA BHAWAN, RAMCHARITRA SINGH PATH, PATNA- 800001, THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR 3. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, B.S.I.D.C.LTD., INDIRA BHAWAN, PATNA-1 ----------- 02/ 03.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are the retired employees of the Bihar State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd., Patna (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation). They have filed the writ application for a direction to the authorities of the Corporation to pay them the arrears of D.A., which was announced after their retirement with retrospective effect. Counsel for the petitioners submitted that those who remained in service have been paid D.A. for the period for which petitioners have not been paid. Question of payment of arrears of D.A. and E.P.F. was considered by Justice Uday Sinha Committee, but no order could be passed, as there was not enough fund for making payment of the arrears of D.A. to the petitioners. The order is 2 dated 13.4.2005, Annexure-5. Petitioners have retired with effect from 28.2.2002, 31.1.2003 and 31.7.2000. In appreciation of their date of retirement, it is directed that if any of the retired employees has been paid the D.A., which is being claimed by the petitioners, then same should be paid to the petitioners forthwith. In case none of the retired employees has been paid arrears of D.A., then a list of the retired employees be drawn and they be paid their arrears of D.A. maintaining seriatim as per their date of retirement within a reasonable time in any case within three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)