IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4305 of 2005 SURESH LAL RAZAK, son of Doman Razak, resident of Village – Raniganj Hasanpur, P.S. Raniganj, District—Araria ------------------------ Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The District Magistrate, Araria. 3. Sub-Divisional Officer, Araria. 4. The Block Development Officer, Raniganj, Distt. Araria. 5. The Accountant General Bihar, Patna. 6. The District Provident Officer, Purnia. ------------------ Respondents ----------- 03. 06.01.2009 Petitioner was initially appointed as a Peon on a temporary post way back on 11.10.1961 and came to be posted in the office of the Block Development Officer, Raniganj. He joined the post on 14.10.1961. Vide order issued under Memo No. 1595 dated 17.08.1977 petitioner’s service was confirmed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Araria and he superannuated on 31.12.2002. The reason for filing the present writ application is because the payment of pension and other retiral dues has not accrued in his favour for many a years now. Though provisional pension was sanctioned but the same was also stopped since August, 2003. Despite the writ application having been filed in the year 2005 the respondent State has not bothered to file any counter affidavit. In view of the above the Court has no assistance in the matter as to how and why the petitioner is being treated in this fashion. Since the petitioner was a Class-IV employee, therefore, his pension as well as other retiral dues will have to be settled at the local level and does not require any decision at the level of the Accountant - 2 - General. In view of the above position the District Magistrate, Araria is hereby directed that he shall get the matter of non-payment of pension and other retiral dues of the petitioner examined and shall thereafter ensure that the petitioner is paid his post retiral dues preferably within a period of four months from the date of communication/receipt of a copy of this order. It is clarified that if the order and direction of this Court are not carried out within the time-frame the Court may have the occasion to view the matter seriously specially in view of the fact that respondents never bothered to place their stand before this Court despite passage of more than 3-4 years. It is also clarified that all payments will carry statutory interest which would be paid within the same time-frame. The writ application is allowed and disposed of with the directions above. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)