Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.

1. Heard counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioners in all these writ applications are employees of various Command Area Development Agency. Some of the petitioners are working with Sone Command Area Development Agency and others under Gandak Command Area Development Agency (hereinafter to be referred to as the Agencies). These Agencies were established under resolution of the Government dated 1.10.1975. Subsequently vide, an Ordinance promulgated in the year 197 5 a statutory status was granted to these Agencies. It was finally converted into The Bihar Agricultural and Rural Area Development Agency Act 1978 i.e. Act 3 of 1979. In terms of this legislation, the Agencies are autonomous bodies in their own right and they have a Board of Directors for administration and control over these Agencies under Sec. 39 of the Act. These Agencies have powers to make Rules and Regulations for its governance the same is subject to prior approval of the State Government.

3. To meet the objects of these Agencies Central Government gives grant of 50% and the balance 50% is met by the State Government. The 50% grants received from the Central Government carries a rider t