IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.11801 of 2007 ============================================= Shailesh Kumar Dutta, S/o Late Prabodh Kumar Dutta, Resident of Mohalla Ganj No. 2, Bettiah, Post Office – Bettiah, P.S. - Bettiah Town, District – West Champaran at Bettiah. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through the Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna (Bihar). 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna (Bihar). 3. The General Manager cum Chief Engineer Tirhut Area Electricity Board, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Financial Controller, The Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 5. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Motihari. 6. The Deputy Director of Accounts Bihar State Electricity Board Tirhut Area, Muzaffarpur. 7. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division Bettiah, West Champaran. .... .... Respondent/s ============================================= 2 13-07-2011 Heard Sri Lallan Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. Learned counsel for the petitioner at the very outset submits that during the pendency of the writ petition all the retiral dues of the petitioner have been paid. However, he submits that the respondent/Board has not given interest on delayed payment. So far claim of interest is concerned the court is of the opinion that petitioner can approach the competent authority i.e. respondent no. 3/General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer Tirhut Area, Electricity Board, Muzaffarpur (Bihar State Electricity Board). Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach respondent no. 3 by filing a detailed representation in respect of claim of interest on delayed payment. If such representation is filed the respondent no. 3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation. If respondent no. 3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine he is required to pass order for payment within aforesaid time. It goes without saying that on delayed payment petitioner is entitled to get admissible interest. The writ petition stands disposed of. PRAFUL KUMAR/- (Rakesh Kumar, J)