PATNA, India, July 9 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 3:

Heard the parties.

2. The petitioners before this Court are the teaching and non teaching staffs of Krishna Vibhuti Balika Uchch Vidyalaya, Kudhni, Muzaffarpur and few of them are their dependents; on being aggrieved with the action of the respondents in not extending their salary and other retiral benefits, have approached this Court seeking a direction upon the respondents to ensure payment thereof, after calculating their initial date of appointment with effect 20.11.1979 till the date of their superannuation.

3. It is the specific contention of the petitioners that one identically situated person, namely, Ranjana Verma, who was also appointed like the p...