Shakuntala Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Retiral benefits writ, Samastipur Municipal Corporation (formerly Nagar Parishad Samastipur); pension/provident fund/gratuity/leave encashment/GIC not released owing to missing service records; refixation under revised fifth, sixth and seventh pay scales with arrears and interest sought; petitioners' counsel relied on co-ordinate Bench orders in CWJC No.10632 of 2019 (Ram Sevak Paswan) and CWJC No. 10633 of 2019 (Lalan Prasad Singh) granting retiral dues at 9% per annum from retirement till actual payment; Corporation to examine cases and pass necessary order within eight weeks of representation with copy of order; disposed of by Ajit Kumar, J. on 18-06-2026; CWJC No.20319 of 2025; mandamus; representation-based disposal; no monetary award by this Court.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on the course stated at the hearing: the Municipal Corporation, Samastipur is to examine the petitioners' cases along with the orders in C.W.J.C. No.10632 of 2019 and C.W.J.C. No. 10633 of 2019 and, if the cases are found similar, pass the necessary order within eight weeks from submission of a representation with a copy of this order. No monetary award was made by this Court.