IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16520 of 2011 Md. Ehsanul Haque, S/o Late Afiruddin , Resident of Village – Chandi, P.S. – Barsoi, District – Katihar… ……. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Department of Human Resources Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Superintendent of Education, Katihar. 4. Treasury Officer, Katihar. 5. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. 6. Block Education Officer, Barsoi, District – Katihar. 7. Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Madhya Vidyalaya, Barsoi Ghat, Katihar. ………….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 21.09.2011 Heard Sri M.P. Shukla, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. None appeared on behalf of the State. The petitioner, who retied with effect from 31.01.2009 as ‘Headmaster’, Primary School, Paharpur, Barsoi, in the district of Katihar, has prayed for directing the Respondents to pay all his retiral dues. It has been pleaded that despite the fact that the petitioner retired long back in the month of January, 2009, till date, no retiral dues have been paid to him. In view of the fact that the petitioner retired as ‘Headmaster’ on 31.01.2009, and till date, nothing has been paid, the writ petition stands allowed directing the Respondents, particularly Respondent No. 3/District Superintendent of Education, Katihar, to take all steps, so that, all the retiral dues of the petitioner must be paid within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. Respondents/State are directed to pay all the retiral dues to the petitioner within a period of eight 2 weeks 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 writ petition stands allowed. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)