Rajendra Menon, CJ. – Petitioner, an association of employees working in the Bihar Bhoodan Yajna Committee, filed the writ petition in question and sought a mandamus to direct the State Government to pay salary and allowances to the petitioner or to release grant-in-aid to facilitate payment of salary and allowances. When the matter was taken up for hearing on 13.1.2016, the learned Writ Court found that the State Government has already taken steps for releasing the grant of Rs.1,58,16,000/- and, therefore, disposed of the writ petition in the following manner: –

“Writ application now stands disposed of in view of the stand of the State that they have already taken steps for release of Rs.1,58,16,000/- for the current financial year for which budget provision has already been made. In view of the same, the State is directed to ensure that this fund is released well before 31st March before the financial year comes to close.

I.A. No.60 of 2016 stands allowed for the reasons indicated therein. The order imposing cost of Rs.5000/- upon the State authorities passed on 21.12.2015 stands recalled.”

2. It is the case of the petitioners that the learned Writ Court should have directed for