IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16835 of 2010 1. RAJENDRA PRASAD, S/O- LATE AMRIT MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE+ P.O.- SARBAHADI, VIA ASTHAWAN, P.S. MANPUR, DISTRICT- NALANDA. 2. VINAY KUMAR SINGH, S/O- SRI CHAMARI GARAIN, EAST PATEL NAGAR, HOUSE NO. 8, P.S. SHASTRI NAGAR, DISTRICT- PATNA. 3. RABINDRA PRASAD SINGH, S/O- JANG BAHADUR SINGH, BIHAR RAJYA PUL NIRMAN NIGAM LTD., 7, SARDAR PATEL MARG, PATNA. 4. RAKESH KUMAR SINHA, S/O- SRI RAMESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, BIHAR RAJYA PUL NIRMAN NIGAM LTD., 7, SARDAR PATEL MARG, PATNA. 5. SANTOS KUMAR TIWARI, S/O- LATE SHANKAR DAYAL TIWARI, RESIDENT OF FLAT NO. 4/1, WEST BORING CANAL ROAD, DISTRICT- PATNA. 6. RAM NARESH MANDAL, S/O- LATE BHAROSHI MANDAL, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE+P.O.- GURMHA, P.S.- PANDOUL, DISTRICT- MADHUBANI :--- PETITIONERS. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, OLD SECRETARIAT, BUILDING, PATNA. 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, OLD SECRETARIAT BUILDING, PATNA. 3. THE SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, VISHESHWARAIYA BHAWAN, PATNA. 4. THE BIHAR RAJYA PUL NIRMAN NIGAM LTD., THROUGH ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, 7, SARDAR PATEL MARG, PATNA. 5. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BIHAR RAJYA PUL NIRMAN NIGAM LTD., 7 SARDAR PATEL MARG, PATNA. 6. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR RAJYA PUL NIRMAN NIGAM LTD., 7 SARDAR PATEL MARG, PATNA. 7. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR RAJYA PUL NIRMAN NIGAM LTD., 7 SARDAR PATEL MARG, PATNA :--- RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2. 05.10.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, State and the counsel for the Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (hereinafter referred to as the “Nigam”). 2. Petitioners are the employees of the Nigam. They have filed this writ petition for a direction to the State-respondent to grant approval for payment of arrears of salary in the light of the 6th Pay Revision Recommendation as for such payment the Nigam has - 2 - already taken a conscious decision in its meeting held on 23rd July, 2010, Annexure-13. Earlier thereto the Finance Department rejected such proposal, as is evident from the note-sheet of the Finance Department annexed as Annexure-9. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that in views of the profit earned by the Nigam, the Nigam has taken a decision to pay even the arrears in the light of the 6th Pay Revision Recommendation from its own resources and the State Government should have no objection in granting its approval for such payment as in the past such approval has always been granted by the State to the Nigam to make payment from its own resources. 4. Having heard the counsel for the parties, I direct the competent authority of the State Government to consider the request of the petitioners made in this writ petition in accordance with law as also in view of the past precedence, as early as possible, in any case within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)