IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1566 of 2005 SHREE KRISHNA PANDEY, son of late Ram Narain Pandey, resident of Village and P.O. Jeena. P S – Nashriganj, District – Rohtas. Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Road Construction Department, Vishweshwaraiya Bhawan, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Engineer-in-chief, Road Construction Department, Vishweshwaraiya Bhawan, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Executive Engineer, Building Division, Godda. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Godda. 6. The Accountant General, Bihar & Jharkhand, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. ----------- 07. 26.03.2009 Over the years the dispute has narrowed down to a few heads. The Court is confining itself to the left over issues in the present writ application. Learned counsel for the State submits he has in his possession the authorization for payment of Rs.10,000/- which was issued way back in the year 2005 itself. The same was forwarded to the petitioner but due to change of address it was returned and the petitioner did not get benefit of payment. The authorization is being handed over to learned counsel for the petitioner today who shall present the same to the Treasury Officer, Patna. The Treasury Officer will verify and if no payment has been made against the said authorization then he shall take steps for release of this amount within a period of three months of such presentation. A categorical statement has been made that authorization has been made in favour of the petitioner with regard to earned leave and the same has been communicated to competent authority in - 2 - Godda somewhere the payment will have to be made as the petitioner retired from Godda. The Executive Engineer, Building Division, Godda is hereby directed that based on the authorization of the earned leave he shall take steps for payment of the same within a period of three months if the same has not been made to the petitioner so far. Petitioner states that in terms of the communication contained in Annexure-D to the counter affidavit filed on behalf of respondent no.5 it is apparent that a direction has been issued for payment of statutory interest on the GFF amount from 1.5.2001 till 7.10.2001. Respondent No.4 is hereby directed to take steps for release of this amount of interest in terms of Annexure-D. Stand of the State with regard to promotion issued is that service record of the petitioner has been called for from the respondents , in the State of Jharkhand and the moment same is received, follow-up action will be taken. In this regard the Court expects both the authorities, State of Jharkhand and State of Bihar to expedite the matter within a period of four months from the date of communication / production of a copy of this order. With regard to the final claim of the petitioner as raised in the rejoinder for payment of interest on the amount accrued to him due to promotional benefit, he states that there is a direction of the Court in C.W.J.C. NO. 3113 of 1997. Since the order has not been annexed with the writ application, liberty is granted to the petitioner to file a petition before an appropriate authority with a copy of the order - 3 - passed in C.W.J.C. No. 3113 of 1997 who shall take appropriate steps after receipt of such a claim by the petitioner. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)