IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20319 of 2025 ====================================================== 1. Shakuntala Devi W/o- Shankar Ram, Ward no.- 14, Road no.- 3, P.O.- Bhuindhara P.S.- Dhurlak, District- Samastipur. 2. Asha Devi, W/o- Arjun Ram, Ward no.- 10, near chini mill P.O. and P.S.- Samastipur, District- Samastipur. 3. Chhotelal Ram, S/o- Husaini Ram, Ward no.- 2, Dharampur P.O. and P.S.- Samastipur, District- Samastipur. 4. Bebi Devi, W/o- Vijay Ram, Ward no. 10, near chini mill, P.O. and P.S.- Samastipur, District- Samastipur. 5. Pramod Ram, S/o Asharfi Ram, Ward no. 10, near chini mill, Harijan Colony, P.O and P.S. Samastipur, District- Samastipur. 6. Kailash Ram, S/o Umesh Ram, Pusa Road, ward no.- 03, Dharampur, P.O. and P.S.- Samastipur, District- Samastipur. 7. Urmila Devi, W/o- Late Ashok Ram, Ward no.- 10, near chini mill, Harijan Colony, PO. and P.S.- Samastipur, District- Samastipur. 8. Rajesh Ram, S/o Late Ashok Ram, Ward no.- 10, near chini mill, Harijan Colony, P.O. and P.S.- Samastipur, District- Samastipur. 9. Laddu Ram, S/o Nalhuni Ram, Ward no. 14, P.O. and P.S.- Mathurapur, District- Samastipur. 10. Ram Bionod Singh, Son of Raj Kumar Singh, Resident of Ward No.- 57- Amirgang, Dharampur, P.O. and P.S. - Samastipur, District- Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary cum Commissioner, Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Municipal Commissioner, Samastipur Municipal Corporation, Samastipur. 3. The Standing Committee, through the Chairman, Municipal Corporation, Samastipur. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vikash Kumar Jha, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Standing Counsel (04) For the Municipal Corp. : Mr. Prince Kumar Mishra, Advocate Mr. Priyanka Kumari, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJIT KUMAR ORAL ORDER 3 18-06-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Patna High Court CWJC No.20319 of 2025(3) dt.18-06-2026 2/3 2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition with the following reliefs; (i) For issuance of a writ in the nature of writ of mandamus directing and commanding the respondents authorities to make payment of all retiral benefits of the petitioners payable to him under different heads like as provident fund, gratuity, leave encashment, GIC etc. after fixing the pay and pension accordingly in the light of revised fifth, sixth and seventh pay scale including the arrears amount of revised salary and pension with interest and calculation chart as the petitioners have been ordered to be retired, from the service of Nagar Parishad Samastipur at present Municipal Corporation, Samastipur. (ii) For issuance of any other consequential writ / order / direction to the respondents for which the petitioners is found to be entitled to under the facts and circumstances of the case. 3. Learned counsel representing the Corporation submits that the records are missing and, therefore, pensionary benefits have not been released in favour of these petitioners and the final order has not been passed. 4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioners relied on such orders passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court, wherein similar stand was taken and the Court was pleased to pass order directing the respondents to pay the retiral Patna High Court CWJC No.20319 of 2025(3) dt.18-06-2026 3/3 dues at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of retirement till the date of actual payment. He further submits that this writ petition may also be disposed of in light of the aforesaid orders. 5. Learned counsel for the respondent-Corporation submits that he would examine the case of these petitioners along with the orders of C.W.J.C. No.10632 of 2019 as well as C.W.J.C. No. 10633 of 2019 passed in the case of Ram Sevak Paswan and Lalan Prasad Singh, respectively, and if their cases are found similar to that of those writ petitioners, necessary order shall be passed within a period of eight weeks from the date of submission of a representation with a copy of this order. 6. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. surya/rajan (Ajit Kumar, J) U