IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6804 of 2011 SUBHASH CHANDRA DAS, S/o Late Deo Lal Das, Resident of Mohalla – Bahiyara, P.O.- Narhichandi, P.S.- Chandi, District – Bhojpur. …….. Petitioner Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna, through the Chairman. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Finance Controller, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Mithila Area Board, Bihar State Electricity Board, Darbhanga. 5. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Electric Supply Circle, Samastipur. 6. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Electric Supply Division, Begusarai. ………. Respondents ----------- 2 19.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner who retired with effect from 30.04.2008 as ‘Meter Reader’ from Electric Supply Division, Begusarai, Mithila Area Board, Darbhanga, under Bihar State Electricity Board has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of amount of G.P.F. & G.S.S. with statutory interest. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has received all other retrial dues save and except amount of G.P.F. & G.S.S. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to statement made in paragraph no. 9 of the writ petition, wherein, it has been mentioned categorically that no any criminal proceeding or disciplinary proceeding was pending against the petitioner. In view of the statement made in the writ petition and the fact that petitioner retired long back on 30.04.2008 there is no reason for the respondent authority to sit tight over the matter for such a long time. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to respondent no. 2/ Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board and respondent no. 4/ the General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Mithila Area Board, Bihar State Electricity Board, Darbhanga, to take all steps for payment of amount of G.P.F. & G.S.S. within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The petitioner shall also be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. The petition stands allowed. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)