IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11682 of 2008 HASSAN ASKARI, son of Late Haidder Askari, resident of Chandan Path, Darbhanga, P.S. Laheriasarai, Distt. Darbhanga. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga. 3. M.D., Food & Civil Supplies Corporation, Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Manager, State Food & Civil Supplies Corporation, Darbhanga. 5. The Deputy Collector, Establishment, Darbhanga. 6. S.D.O., Sadar Darbhanga. 7. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. 8. The Principal Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 3. 4.2.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the respondent-Corporation and the State as well as the Accountant General. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the payment of pensionary benefits upon his superannuation on 31st of December, 1999 while he was serving on deputation with the respondent-Corporation. It is submitted that the petitioner was appointed on 25th of April, 1963 in the Collectorate of Darbhanga. Later, he was sent on deputation on 5th of August, 1973 to the respondent-Corporation where he worked as a Peon and subsequently while on deputation superannuated on 31st of December, 1999. It is submitted that the petitioner has received the pensionary benefits for the period the petitioner was serving under the Collectorate, Darbhanga. However, the pensionary benefits have not 2 been sanctioned taking into consideration the period spent in the service of the Corporation where he was deputed by the State. It is further submitted that the respondent-Accountant General as per its letter no.Pen-8 Court Cases- 707 dated 24th of September, 2008, contained in Annexure A to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent no.7, requested the Secretary, Department of Food & Civil Supplies Corporation, Government of Bihar, to clarify and communicate with the decision with regard to the period spent by the petitioner while on deputation with the respondent-Corporation as the petitioner was claiming the pensionary benefits with respect to the period spent by him while on deputation with the Corporation. The same is still awaited, as a result of which the petitioner is not receiving the full pensionary benefits. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State submits that in case no such decision has been taken till date, an appropriate decision will be taken and the office of the Accountant General shall be communicated of the same. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, the petitioner proposes to put up his unpaid claims before the Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Department, Government of Bihar, Patna, who, on the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner, is permitted to be added as respondent no.8. In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the unpaid claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents in support of such 3 claims along with the certified copy of the present order before respondent no.8 within a period of six weeks, the same shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation and appropriate communication shall be made to the Accountant General by way of reply to the aforesaid letter dated 24th of September, 2008, as contained in Annexure A to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the Accountant General. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)