IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16255 of 2009 NAND BIHARI PANDEY S/O LATE RAMJI PANDEY, R/O VILLAGE ITIMHA, P.S. JAMORHI, DISTT- BHOJPUR, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT 7 HF 2/12, H.I.G. HOUSING COLONY, BAHADURPUR, PATNA ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, PATNA. 2. THE COMMISSIONER - CUM- SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, PATNA. 3. THE JOINT SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE DEPUTY SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR,PATNA. 5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, CENTRAL DESIGN, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, ANISHABAD, PATNA. 6. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, PATNA. 7. DIRECTOR GENERAL PROVIDENT FUND, BIHAR, PANTH BHAWAN, PATNA. ---Respondents ----------- 4. 23.2.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State as also the learned counsel appearing for the Accountant General. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon his superannuation on 31st of January, 2004 from the post of the Executive Engineer, while posted in the Headquarters under respondent no.4, the payments of provident fund dues, group insurance, leave encashment and other retiral dues have not been settled till date. Learned counsel for the State submits that on account of the lapses committed by the petitioner while in service, a departmental proceeding under section 43(b) of the Bihar Pension Rules has been initiated against the petitioner. However, learned counsel for the State further submits that the petitioner is not co- operating in the departmental proceeding, which is emphatically denied by the petitioner. Notwithstanding the above, it is submitted 2 that no retiral dues can be withheld during the pendency of the departmental proceeding much less the amount of provident fund, group insurance and leave encashment. Learned counsel for the State submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered as per law at the earliest. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although the petitioner had earlier submitted several representations for redressal of his grievances with regard to the payment of retiral dues, however, for expeditious disposal of the unpaid claims, he proposes to file a fresh representation before the Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, Water Resources Department, Patna (respondent no.2). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the unpaid claims 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, respondent no.2 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner could be redressed and the admitted dues, if any, could also be paid with statutory interest without delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)