IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4332 of 2011 BALESHWAR PRASAD SON OF LATE BAHADUR PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOBERSHAHI DUMARI, P.O. KHABRA, P.S. SADAR MUZAFFARPUR, DISTRICT MUZAFFARPUR. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR SECONDARY EDUCATION, BIHAR VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. THE REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, TIRHUT DIVISION, MUZAFFARPUR. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, MUZAFFARPUR. 5. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL,BIHAR PATEL PATH, PATNA. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2. 9.3.2011. Heard Shri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Himanshu Kumar, learned A.C. to G.A.3 and Shri Kumar Priya Ranjan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.5/Accountant General. The petitioner, in the present writ petition, has made a limited prayer for direction to the respondents for making payment of interest on delayed payment of amount of gratuity from February,2001 to July,2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays that this writ petition may be disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation. The petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh 2 representation before respondent no.2/Director, Secondary Education, Government of Bihar, Patna within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, the respondent no.2 is required to examine the claim of the petitioner in the light of government instructions and circulars. The decision is to be taken by the respondent no.2 within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. In case of refusal also, the respondent no.2 is directed to pass a speaking order within aforesaid time. If the respondent no.2 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, in that event, he will issue appropriate sanction and after receipt of the sanction, it is expected that the Accountant General will issue authorization within three months from the date of sanction. With aforesaid observation and direction, the petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)