IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1454 of 2006 SHIVDANI SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 8/ 14-07-2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Bihar State Food Corporation and learned counsel for the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Bihar. It is not in dispute that the petitioner retired on 30.09.1996 as District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply Corporation , Bhagalpur Division, but payments have been made to the him only in the year 2007 during the pendency of this writ petition, by the State Government as well as by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner. It is also stated that a letter has been sent to the Accountant General for pension to the petitioner but the authority slip has not yet been issued by the Accountant General, as per the petitioner. In the said circumstances it is expected that the Accountant General will issue the required authority slip expeditiously without any further delay. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to move applications before the District Magistrate, Banka as well as the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner for interest on account of delayed payment made by them to the petitioner. If such an application is filed within four weeks from today, the said authorities shall decide the same within eight weeks thereafter by a speaking order in accordance with law and in case any amount is found payable to the petitioner, it must be paid to him immediately. B.Tiwary/ ( S. N. Hussain, J ) - 2 -