IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22164 of 2011 Ram Bachan Singh son of Late Achhayvatt Singh, resident of Village Basantpur, Kakarhatta, P.O. Dhavauli, P.S. Bidupur, Dist. Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Secretary, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 3. Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 4. Financial Controller-I, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 5. D.D.a.(Sectt.), Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 6. General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Gaya. 7. Dy. Director of Accounts, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Gaya. 8. Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Gaya. 9. Accounts Officer, Electric Supply Circle, Gaya. 10. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Gaya (Urban). ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 14.12.2011. Heard Shri Ram Hriday Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired on 31.10.2010 as Electrician from Electric Supply Division, Gaya, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay the sanctioned amount of gratuity and leave encashment. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexures 1 and 2 to the writ petition and it was submitted 2 that gratuity was sanctioned on 19.7.2011. Similarly, leave encashment for 231 days was sanctioned on 27.1.2011 whereas petitioner retired in the month of October,2010 and that too, the sanctioned amount has not been paid till date. In view of the facts and circumstances, particularly the fact that amount under the head of gratuity and leave encashment has already been sanctioned by the competent authority, there is no reason for the respondents to with hold the payment. Accordingly, the respondents, particularly respondent no.3/Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna and respondent no.6/General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Gaya are directed to take all steps so that sanction amount for gratuity and leave encashment may be paid to the petitioner within eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is made clear that respondents/authority shall pay interest at the rate of 5% on the aforesaid amount from the date of sanction 3 till the date of payment. The petitioner has further claimed interest on G.S.S. and G.P.F. amount. So far as interest on G.P.F. and G.S.S. is concerned, the petitioner is granted liberty to file a representation before respondent no.6 within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, respondent no.6 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of filing of such representation. If respondent no.6 considers the claim of interest as genuine, he is required to pass order for payment within aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, respondent no.6 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within two months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)