IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6523 of 2010 BHAGYA NARAYAN CHAUDHARY S/O LATE UCHIT CHAUDHARY, R/O VILL.- CHOUMUKH, P.O.- MORE CHOUMUKH, P.S.- BACHAHAN, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, KOSHI CANAL DIVISION, P.O.VIRPUR,DISTT.-SAHARSA. 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WEST KOSHI CANAL DIVISION, ANDHARATHADI, P.O.- ANDHRATHARI, DISTT.-MADHUBANI. 4. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE TREASURY OFFICER, MUZAFFARPUR. 6. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, PATNA. ----------- 2. 16.4.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State as also the Accountant General. It is submitted that the petitioner retired on 30th of November, 2003. It is further submitted that the retiral dues have been paid to the petitioner, but the dues of the pension for the period 1.12.2003 to 30.11.2005 for a sum of Rs.94,080/- have not been paid on account of certain mistakes committed in the letter written by the Treasury Officer, Muzaffarpur, which would be appearing from perusal of letter no.272 dated 20th of February, 2009, as contained in Annexure 2. It is submitted that while inviting reference to the previous letter no.2160 dated 10.9.2010, in the aforesaid letter, which was addressed to respondent no.3, it is stated that the total dues of pension of the petitioner for the aforesaid period is Rs.94,080/-, but by mistake it was mentioned as Rs.34,080/-. It is submitted that respondent no.3 till date has not made the necessary communication with regard to the above mistake with the Accountant General, as a result of which the petitioner is not receiving the aforesaid amount. 2 The learned counsel appearing for the State as also the Accountant General submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered without delay. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid claim, the petitioner proposes to represent his grievance before the Executive Engineer, West Kosi Canal Division, Andhrathadi, Madhubani (respondent no.3). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the aforesaid claim as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claim along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, respondent no.3 shall consider the grievance of the petitioner as raised in his representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievance of the petitioner as raised in his representation may be settled at the earliest so as to enable him to receive the aforesaid dues with interest permissible under the rules on receiving the necessary authorization from the office of the Accountant General. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)