IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22334 of 2011 Mahendra Paswan, Son of late Yugal Paswan, Resident of Village + P.O. Durgapur, P.S. Puraini, Distt- Madhepura. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources and Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Programme Officer, Primary Education and Sarv Sikcha Abhiyan, Madhepura. 3. The Accountant General, Bihar, Beerchand Patel Marg, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 15.12.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mrs. Shilpi Keshari, learned A.C. to A.A.G.11 appearing on behalf of respondent nos.1 and 2 and Shri Ramyash Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.3/Accountant General. The petitioner, who retired as Headmaster from Middle School, Budhauna in the district of Madhepura on 31.1.2010, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay all the retiral dues. It has been pleaded that though petitioner retired in the month of January,2010, till date, no retiral dues has been paid to the petitioner. The petitioner has made specific statement in paragraph-6 of the writ petition that there was no adverse remark and no departmental or criminal proceeding was pending against him. In view of the fact that petitioner 2 retired in the month of January,2010 and no proceeding either criminal or departmental was pending against the petitioner, there is no reason to with hold the retiral dues of the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to the respondent nos.1 and 2 to take all steps so that all the retiral dues of the petitioner may be finalized without any delay and it must be finalized within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Respondent no.3/Accountant General is required to issue authorization within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of sanction order from the State authority. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)