IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1557 of 2009 Shivdas Singh @ Sheodas S/O Bhirgun @ Mirgun singh, resident of Bhabua, P.S. Bhabua, Dsitrict-Bhabua ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna through its Chairman, Bidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Gaya. 3. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Bhabua (Kaimur) 4. The Assistant Electric Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division, Bhabua (Kaimur) 5. The Deputy Director of Accounts, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Gaya ---- Respondents. ---------- 2. 2.2.2009 Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Pathak for the petitioner, and Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh for the respondents. The petitioner claims to have superannuated from the services of the Bihar State Electricity Board as a Khalasi with effect from 30.4.2007. He complains before this Court that the following three items of post-retirement benefits have not been paid to him: (i) Payment of gratuity for a sum of Rs. 2,24,131/- vide Memo no. 819 dated 12.6.2007 (Annexure-1) (ii) A sum of Rs.81,504/- by way of earned leave encashment, and (iii) A sum of Rs.62,058/- by way of group savings scheme. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that the Board is facing acute financial crisis. It has, therefore, prepared a scheme for payment of post-retirement benefits in a systematic 2 manner, namely, the date of superannuation of the employees. He further submits that payment of gratuity and leave encashment is being delayed, is being paid as per the scheme, and the rest of the post-retirement benefits are being promptly paid. The writ petition, is therefore, disposed of with the direction to the Board to make payment of the dues of the petitioner towards gratuity and leave encashment as per the scheme. I do not find any difficulty in releasing the payment towards group savings scheme forthwith. Let the same be released within a period of four weeks from today. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar , J.)