IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4664 of 2007 GULAB SAH, son of late Darogi Sah, resident of at & P.S. – Jagdishpur, town and district – Bhagalpur. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary cum Commissioner, Transport Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, through its Managing Director, Pariwahan Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 3. Managing Director, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Pariwahan Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 4. Chief Accounts Officer, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Pariwahan Bhawan, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 5. Divisional Manager, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Tilka Manjhi, Bhagalpur. With CWJC No.14774 of 2006 MOST.CHHAYA DEVI, W/O late Ramjee Tiwari, resident of Village – Behradabar, P.O. + P.S. Bhatani, Distt. Deoria (U.P.) Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar. 2. The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation through its Administrator, Sultan Palace, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 4. The Administrator, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Sultan Palace, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 5. Chief Accounts Officer, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Sultan Palace, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. 6. The State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand. ----------- For the petitioners: M/S. Shivendra Kishore (In CWJC No.4664/07) and Chandra Kant (In CWJC No. 14774/06). For the respondent Corporation: Mr. N K Singh. For the State: M/S. R C P Bharti, SC 14, Md. Aslam Ansari & Ajay Kumar (In CWJC No. 4664/07) and Mr. Arjun Pd Singh, AC to SC II. (In CWJC No.14774/06). --------- 12. 26.03.2009 During the pendency of the writ applications many developments have taken place including the direction having been issued by the Hon`ble Supreme Court in matter of payment of salary and retiral dues of the employees of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation. - 2 - In the counter affidavit which has been filed on behalf of the State there is evidence to show that the functionaries of the State of Bihar and State of Jharkhand did sit together and they have taken steps and worked out modalities for implementation of the order which has been passed by the Hon`ble Supreme Court . Some payments have already been released by the State of Bihar in favour of Administrator of Transport Corporation though they may not be sufficient to meet all the outstanding claims and demand on behalf of serving and retired employees. The Court is of the opinion that the Administrator will have to use his wisdom and work out modalities to spread benefit to the maximum with the limited resources though the Court also expects the State of Bihar and State of Jharkhand to release further fund as part of their responsibility in due course. These two writ applications are disposed of with a direction upon the Administrator that looking at the hardship which the two petitioners are facing in the matter he shall take steps for release of fund in their favour within a period of three months from the date of communication / production of a copy of this order. These two writ applications are disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)