R.M.Prasad, J.

1. As in all these writ petitions, grievance of the petitioners relates to pensionary dues and the question involved is common, with consent of the parties, they have been heard together for final disposal.

2. In all these writ petitions, petitioners superannuated from the service of the Bihar State Electricity Board, hereinafter referred to as B.S.E.B. before creation of Jharkhand State Electricity Board, hereinafter referred to as J.S.E.B. from the places presently falling in the territorial jurisdiction of Jharkhand State Electricity Board except in the case of petitioners in CWJC Nos. 10476 and 10524 of 2002, who superannuated after creation of J.S.E.B., but from the area presently falling in the territorial jurisdiction of the B.S.E.B. All the petitioners are aggrieved, some on account of non-payment of retiral dues at all and some on account of non-payment of arrears of their retiral dues in the revised scale. Petitioners of C.W.J.C. No. 10476 and 10524 of 2002 are getting their pension in the revised scale, but, they are aggrieved only on acpount of non-payment of their arrears in the revised scale.

3. I consider it useful to quote the date of retireme