IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1178 of 2011 RAM UGRAH PRASAD SHARMA SON OF LATE BINDESHWARI SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND POST OFFICE KHANPURA, POLICE STATION PALIGANJ, DISTRICT PATNA. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WEATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, SONE CANAL DIVISION, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT DEHRI, ROHTAS. 4. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, SONE CANAL DIVISION, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, ARA. 5. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 3. 21.1.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Anil Kumar Verma, learned A.C. to A.A.G.13 and Smt. Anita Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Accountant General i.e. respondent no.5. The petitioner, who retired as Amin from the office of Executive Engineer, Sone Canal Division, Water Resources Department, Ara/respondent no.4 with effect from 31.7.2009, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay all the retiral dues. It was submitted that nothing has been paid to the petitioner nor even pension has been fixed. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also referred to Annexure-3 to the petition, which is a communication sent by 2 N.H./ the Accountant General to Executive Engineer, Sone Canal Division, Water Resources Department, Ara, whereby on some query, the pension papers were returned by the Accountant General. The petitioner retired in the month of July,2009 and it was submitted that neither any departmental proceeding or any criminal case was pending against the petitioner. In view of the facts and circumstances, there is no reason to keep the retiral dues pending for indefinite period. The petition stands allowed with a direction to respondent nos.4 and 5 to take all steps for clearing all the retiral dues of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The petitioner shall also be entitled to get admissible interest on delayed payment. ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)