IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.641 of 2009 Gulam Rashul Khan, S/O Late Layakat Ali Khan, resident of Mohalla- Dhami Tola, Bank Road, P.S. Kotwali, District-Gaya ---------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. Zila Parishad,Gaya through the Deputy Development Commissioner-cum- Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Gaya 2. Deputy Development Commissioner-cum- Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Gaya ---------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 19-12-2011 Heard Sri Mrigendra Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Arun Kumar Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of both the Respondents/ Zila Parishad, Gaya. The petitioner, who retired on 31.07.1995 as Legal Assistant, Zila Parishad, Gaya, after not getting his retiral dues approached this Court by filing the present writ petition in the year 2009 after serving a copy of the same on learned counsel for the Zila Parishad , Gaya . Till date no counter affidavit has been filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has not received any retiral dues till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexure-1 to the writ petition, which indicates that after completing the age of 58 years on 8.07.1995 the petitioner was to superannuate on 31.07.1995 and order was issued by the Secretary, Zila Parishad, Gaya vide letter no.128 dated 17.07.1995. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondents/ Zila Parishad, Gaya has made a prayer to adjourn the case for filing counter affidavit. 2 Since the writ petition was filed in the year 2009 after serving a copy of the same on learned counsel for the Respondent/ Zila Parishad , Gaya in the year 2008, there is no reason to grant further time, otherwise the matter shall be delayed for indefinite period. Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner retired in the year 1995 and till date no retiral dues has been paid to the petitioner, the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to the Respondent no.2/ Deputy Development Commissioner-cum- Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Gaya to take all steps, so that admitted retiral dues of the petitioner must be finalized and paid within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)