IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2299 of 2009 Dharmendra Kumar son of late Durga Ram, resident of Mohalla Yarpur Ambedkar Colony, P.O.- G.P.O., P.S.- Gardanibagh, District Patna Versus 1. The Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna, Budh Marg, Patna, Sri Arun Kumar Singh, son of not known to the petitioner. 2. The Chief Accounts Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna, Budh Marg, Patna, Sri Rajendra Prasad Gupta, son of not known to the petitioner. 3. The State of Bihar, through the Commissioner-cum- Secretary of Urban Development Department, Bihar, Patna ----------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Ashutosh Kr. Jha, Advocate For the PMC :Mr. Chandra Shekhar, Sr. Advocate & Dr. (Mrs.) Punam Kumari Singh, Advocate 03/ 02.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Arrears of the retiral dues of the petitioner in the revised scale has been sanctioned by the authorities of the Patna Municipal Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “the PMC”) but has not been paid for want of fund, which is not being released by the Government in favour of the authorities of the PMC, as orders of this Court to release such payment has been stayed by passing interim order in L.P.A. No. 960 of 2007. No sooner the fund is released by the State Government in favour of the PMC, arrears of the retiral dues of the petitioner be paid. 2 The contempt petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)