IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2089 of 2011 AWADHESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, S/o Late Mundrika Lal, R/o Village – Majhauli, P.S. – Bikram, District – Patna at present residing at Mohalla – Jay Prakash Nagar, P.O.- Digha Ghat, District – Patna 11. ----- Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. District Magistrate, Patna, Distt.- Patna. 4. District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectoriate Compound, Patna, Distt- Patna. 5. District Provident Fund Officer, Patna, Distt.- Patna 6. Head Master –cum-Drawing Disbursing Officer, Balak Middle School, Punaichak, Patna. 7. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ---- Respondents ----------- 2 02.02.2011 Heard Sri Nand Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shashi Shekhar Prasad Sinha, learned A.C. to G.P. No. 17 as well as learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no. 7 i.e. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. The petitioner who retired with effect from 31.07.2010 has prayed for directing the respondents to fix and make payment of pension, payment of gratuity amount, general provident fund amount and G.P.F. amount with statutory interest. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that after retirement the petitioner has already been paid amount under the head of G.I.C. as well as leave encashment. It was submitted that much prior to retirement the petitioner had already submitted all the pension papers which is evident from annexure -1 to the petition. However, some time before retirement he was put under suspension on 28.4.2010 and thereafter, 2 departmental proceeding was initiated. After conducting enquiry, by order dated 31.7.2010 i.e. annexure -5, the departmental proceeding was dropped and petitioner was exonerated. Departmental proceeding was dropped on the same date on which the petitioner was going to retire. In view of the fact that since the petitioner has already retired on 31.7.2010 there was no reason for withholding the retiral dues of the petitioner. Instead of keeping the matter pending it is required to be disposed of with a direction to the respondent particularly respondent nos. 4 & 5 to take all steps for clearing all the retiral dues of the petitioner. All steps should be taken within a period of two months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. After receipt of the sanction letter from the State Government respondent no. 7 i.e. Accountant General is required to issue authority slip within six weeks from the date of receipt of such sanction order. The petitioner shall also be entitled to get statutory interest on delayed payment. The petition stand disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)