IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12061 of 2011 Indra Narayan Choudhary son of Late Mahadeo Pd. Choudhary, Resident of village Sioriyan Jamtara, P.O. + P.S. Karon, District Deoghar. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman, Bidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Secretary, The Bihar State Electricity Board, Bidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Barauni Thermal Power, Barauni, P.O. + P.S. Barauni, District Begusarai. 4. The Electrical Superintendent Engineer, Stores and Material, Barauni Thermal Power, Barauni, P.O. + P.S. Barauni, District Begusarai. ... ... Respondents. ----------- 2. 27.7.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 31.1.2002 from the post of Assistant Store Keeper, Barauni Thermal Power, Station, Barauni, has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of sanction amount of gratuity amounting to Rs.2,37,732/-, which was sanctioned on 7.3.2002 and refund of security money deposited on 23.9.1966 i.e. an amount of Rs.500/- and security money deposited on 4.6.1983 to the tune of Rs.1,000/-. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexures 1 and 2 to the writ petition whereby competent authority had sanctioned amount under the head of leave encashment on 7.3.2002 and gratuity amount on 2.4.2010. It was submitted that despite the fact that petitioner retired long back and competent authority had also issued sanction order, till date, payment has not been make. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further drawn my attention to Annexures 3 and 4 to the writ petition to show that security money of Rs.500/- and Rs.1,000/- were deposited on 23.9.1966 and 4.6.1983. However, even those amounts have not been returned. In view of the fact that petitioner retired long back in the year 2002 and competent authority had already issued sanction order vide Annexures 1 and 2, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be disposed of at this stage directing the respondents, particularly respondent nos.2 and 3/The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board and the General Manager- 3 cum-Chief Engineer, Barauni Thermal Power, Barauni respectively to make payment of aforesaid sanctioned amount within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. So far as claim of refund of security amount is concerned, the petitioner is granted liberty to file representation before respondent no.3. If such representation is filed, respondent no.3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order. If he considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass order for payment within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)