IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4820 of 2010 RAKESH KUMAR SINGH (Retired District Supply Officer under Bihar Administrative Service) S/o Late Jit Narayan Singh, resident of Village Hulaspatti, P.O. Jageshwar Asthan, P.S. Phulparas, Distt. Madhubani at present Flat No.103, Satyam Apartment, St. Montessori Lane, Boring Road, Patna-1 ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through its Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna- 1. 2. The Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-1. 3. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-1. 4. The Director (Pension Cell), Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna-1. 5. The Director, the Directorate of Provident Fnd (Finance Department), Bihar, Bailey Road, Patna. 6. The Secretary & Commissioner, Department of Food & Commerce Protection, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 7. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga, Distt. Darbhanga. 8. The Treasury Officer, Darbhanga, Distt. Darbhanga. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 19.3.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon his superannuation on 30th of November, 2008 from the post of District Supply Officer, Darbhanga, all his retiral dues have not been settled as yet. It is submitted that till date the petitioner has received the amount of group insurance and no provident dues have been paid even though the same has been sanctioned. - 2 - Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State submits that on perusal of the writ application, it appears that a departmental proceeding was initiated against the petitioner. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the initiation of departmental proceeding is bad in law but even though during the pendency of the departmental proceeding, the petitioner is entitled for payment of provisional pension and gratuity as also the amount of leave encashment earlier, for which no order has been issued. It is further submitted that although the petitioner had filed several representations and lastly on 23.12.2009 but, however, for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as raised in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the Deputy Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna (respondent no.3), with a copy to the Principal Secretary, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms, Government of Bihar, Patna (respondent no.2). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of his grievances as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner raised in his representation could be redressed and the admitted dues, if any, could also be paid without further delay. - 3 - The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)