1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and order by which a learned Single Judge allowed the writ petition filed by the writ petitioner-respondent no. 1 and directed the State Government and its concerned authorities to fix his retiral dues, and to grant him Pension taking into account the service rendered by him under the Bihar State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited.

2. The facts of the case are simple and without controversy. The writ petitioner respondent no. 1 was appointed as a Senior Clerk in the Bihar State Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited on 22.8.1967. It is one of the State Governments Corporations that became moribund and were unable for a long time even to pay salaries to their employees. It was in those circumstances that on 20.4.1998 the writ petitioner-respondent no. 1 came to work on deputation as an Accountant in the Finance (National Savings) Department of the State Government. It may be noted here that the post of Section Officer in the Corporation, which the writ petitioner-respondent no. 1 had reached by that time carried a higher scale of pay than what was admissible to the Accountant in the State Government. But i