IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10352 of 2011 Ramashish Gope, Son of Late Ram Swroop Prasad, R/o Village – Radui, P.S. - Nimchak Bathani, P.O. - Karu Bigha, District – Gaya. ......... Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Bihar Patna through its Secretary. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electriciy Board, Bihar Patna. 3. The Deputy Director, (Accounts) Central Electric Supply Area, Patna. 4. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Central Electricity Supply Area, Patna, Serpentine Road, Patna. 5. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electricity Supply Circle, Nalanda at Biharsharif. 6. The Executive Engineer, Electricity Supply Division, Rajgir, Nalanda. .......... Respondents ----------- 2 01.07.2011 Heard Sri Kumar Alok, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner who retired as unskilled Khalasi on 30.09.2008 from the office of Electric Supply Division, Rajgir, Nalanda, has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of G.P.F. amount which was sanctioned vide Annexure - 1 to the writ petition in the month of September, 2010. In view of the fact that amount of G.P.F. was already sanctioned on 03.09.2010 vide Annexure -1 by the competent authority 2 the court is of the opinion that respondent cannot delay the payment of sanctioned amount. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of directing the respondents particularly respondent no. 4/General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Central Electricity Supply Area, Patna to make payment of amount of G.P.F. which was sanctioned vide Annexure -1 on 03.09.2010 alongwith admissible statutory interest. Payment is to be made within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)