IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1325 of 2006 JAGDISH PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 5. 05.4.2010. Mr. Pramod Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner is permitted to add the Treasury Officer, Nawadah as respondent no.10 to the present proceeding. Heard Mr. Pramod Kumar for the petitioner, Mr. Manoj Kumar Jha, learned Assisting Counsel to G.A.1 and Mr. L.P.K. Rajgrihar, learned counsel representing the Accountant General, Bihar. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.5 the District Education Officer, Hajipur (Vaishali) today enclosing a letter dated 17.3.2010 addressed to the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna according sanction for payment of Rs.5,36,079 being the arrears of pension amount of the petitioner for the period 1.2.2001 to 21.3.2006. The copy of the said sanction order has been forwarded to the Treasury officer, Nawadah for taking necessary action. Learned counsel for the State submits that necessary authorization is to be issued by the Accountant General and thereafter the Treasury officer will disposed of the matter in favour of the petitioner. 2 Mr. L.P.K. Rajgrihar submits that until two weeks ago, the letter had not yet been received in the office of the Accountant General and ensures that as soon as the said letter is received, authorization would be issued without any further delay. Having regard to the submissions aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna to issue authorization according to the sanction order dated 17.3.2010 contained in memo no.178 issued under the signature of the District Education Officer, Vaishali without any further delay and preferably within two weeks from today and the Treasury Officer, Nawadah shall make payment of the amount in question within two weeks thereafter. This writ petition is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)