IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10322 of 2007 Sheo Prasad Rai, S/O Late Ramashray Rai, resident of Vill- Tilath, P.O. Deochandra Via-Piro, P.S. Piro, District-Bhojpur ---- Petitioner Versus 1.Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna 2.Chairman , Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey road,Patna 3.Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna 4. General Manager-cum- Chief Engineer, Central Electric Supply Area,Patna 5.Financial Controller (1), Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna 6.Director of Accounts ( Expenditure ), Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna 7.Electrical Superintending Engineer, Patna Electrical Circle,Patna 8.Deputy Director of Accounts ( HQ), Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna 9.Deputy Director of Accounts, Central Electric Supply Area,Patna. 10. Accounts Officer, Patna Electrical Circle,Patna -------------------------------------------- Respondents. ----------- 04 07-07-2011 Heard Sri Mahesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 30.01.2007 as Head Clerk from M.R.T. Division, Patna, while invoking writ jurisdiction of this Court, had initially prayed for a direction to the Respondents to pay all his retiral dues. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the present writ petition, except payment of gratuity amount and leave encashment, everything has been paid. Of course, the amount of G.P.F. was paid after some delay. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexures-2, 2A and 4 to the writ petition and submits that enhanced amount of gratuity and leave encashment was 2 already sanctioned in the year 2007 itself. However, till date amount under the head of gratuity and leave encashment has not been paid to the petitioner. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2007 after serving a copy of the same on learned counsel for the Respondent/Bihar State Electricity Board. However, till date no counter affidavit has been filed. Sri Vijay Kumar Verma learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent/Bihar State Electricity Board on instruction submits that the amount of gratuity and leave encashment was sanctioned vide Annexures-2,2A and 4 to the writ petition in the year 2007 , but till date payment has not been made. In view of facts, particularly the fact that the amount under the aforesaid head was already sanctioned, the Court is of the opinion that the Respondent/ Bihar State Electricity Board cannot delay in making payment of the sanctioned amount. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed directing the Respondent no.3 / Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna to make payment of sanctioned amount of gratuity and leave encashment as per Annexures-2, 2A & 4 to the writ petition, which was sanctioned in the year 2007, within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible interest on the aforesaid amount from the date of its sanction till the date of payment. The writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J. )