IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17158 of 2008 Awadhesh Kumar Singh , Son of Late Ram Raj Singh, Resident of Village & P.O. Pandura Rampur, P.S. Sandesh District – Bhojpur, Arrah at present residing at Bishram Nagar, near Jainbala School, Dhanupara, P.O. – Dharnara Town Arrah, District Bhojpur. ------- Petitioner Versus 1. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. Finance Controller, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Barauni Thermal Power Station (BTPS), Town & District – Begusarai. --------- Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 08.12.2011 Heard Sri Kumar Uday Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the Respondents/ Bihar State Electricity Board. The writ petition was filed with a prayer to direct the Respondents to pay interest on the G.P.F. amount as well as for directing the Respondents to clear his over time dues for the period between October 1996 to March 2003 and September 2005 to January, 2007 with admissible interest. In this case a counter affidavit has been filed. Learned counsel for the petitioner also admits that during the pendency of the writ petition the grievance with respect to payment of interest on G.P.F. has already been redressed. However, the Respondents have not responded to the claim in respect of over time dues of the petitioner. The court is of the opinion that the issue regarding over time dues cannot be decided by this court in absence of any specific 2 pleading. Since first relief i.e. relief for interest on G.P.F. amount has already been redressed, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach Respondent No. 2 /Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna, by filing a detailed representation in respect of claim of over time dues within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, the Respondent No. 2 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If the Respondent No. 2 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass order for payment within aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, the Respondent No. 2 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within three months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)