1. The petitioners herein have prayed for issuance of a writ, order or direction commanding the respondent State of Bihar and its officials, including respondents 1 to 4 herein, to release immediately funds in favour of respondent No. 5, Board, to enable it to meet its establishment expense for the financial year 1993-94, and such arrears relating to previous years which are payable by the State. They have also prayed for an order directing the State of Bihar and its officials to sanction, the annual programme, including the annual schedule of the officers an servants of the Board prepared and submitted by the respondent-Board, within the stipulated time-frame, so that there is no delay in actual release of the funds by the State Government for meeting the expenditure of the establishment of the respondent Board. Petitioner No. 1 herein is the Bihar Rajya Khadi Gram Udyog Board Karyakarta Sangh which espouses the cause of its members numbering 314, who are employees of the respondent - Khadi Board. Petitioners 2 and 3, apart from being the office bearers of the petitioner Sangh, are also the employees of the respondent-Board. Respondents 1 to 4 are the State of Bihar and it