IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6321 of 2011 BHAIRAB CHAUDHARY, SON OF LATE KULANANDA CHAUDHARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARHA, POLICE STATION BISFI, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. ... ... PETITIONER. Versus 1. BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, VIDYUT BHAWAN, PATNA. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, PATNA. ... ... RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2. 7.4.2011. Heard Shri Hemant Kumar Jha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Nikesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents i.e. Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 30.9.2004 as Electrical Superintending Engineer, Muzaffarpur from Bihar State Electricity Board, has made a prayer for directing the respondents to make payment of remaining 10% amount of pension and gratuity and amount of Leave Encashment with admissible interest. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that after retirement since 2004, repeatedly the petitioner filed representations before the competent authority. However, till date, no decision 2 has been taken and the authority concerned is sitting tight over the matter since 2004 on one pretext or the other. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexure-1 series i.e. representations filed by the petitioner. In view of the facts and circumstances, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be disposed of directing the respondents to take final decision in the matter. The petitioner is granted liberty to file a representation before respondent no.3/Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, respondent no.3 is directed to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law assigning a detailed reason. It is further directed that if respondent no.3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass appropriate order for clearing dues amount of the petitioner within aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, respondent no.3 is directed to pass a speaking order within three months 3 from the date of filing of such representation. With aforesaid observation and direction, the petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)