IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1548 of 2006 MUKTA DEVI & ORS. Versus ADMINISTRATOR,PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ----------- 10. 22.8.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the Corporation. A supplementary show cause has been filed today in which it has been stated that 6th Pay Revision has been enforced in the Patna Municipal Corporation from November, 2004 and as such arrears of enhanced pension from November, 2004 to September, 2006 is payable to the petitioner which will be released in a week in favour of the petitioner. So far as arrears of salary in respect of deceased-employee from 1996 to November 2001 and arrears of enhanced pension from December 2001 to October, 2004 are concerned it has been averred that same will be paid to the petitioner along with rest of the employees of the Corporation similarly situated. In that view of the matter, there is no useful purpose to keep the matter pending and the contempt petition is disposed of. However, the authorities are cautioned to adopt a uniform policy in releasing arrears to their employees by drawing a list of retired/deceased employee in chronological order and adhere to the list in releasing the amount in favour of their employees/beneficiaries chronologically. If the undertaking given in the supplementary show cause and the statements made by the learned counsel for the Corporation are not adhered to by the authority of the Corporation, the petitioner shall be at liberty to take recourse to law for their such mis-statement before the court. Let a copy of this order be handed over to the learned counsel for the Corporation. Md.S. ( J.N.Singh,J.)