IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10344 of 2008 Dina Nath Shrivastava, a Retired Account Assistant, S/O Late Subh Narayan Prasad, Resident of Mohalla New Colony, Road No.4, Gandhi Chauk, Chapra, P.S. Chapra Sadar, Chapra, District Chapra. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhavan, Bailey Road, Patna – 1. 2. The Secretary, The Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhavan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhavan, Patna – 1. 4. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Tirhut Area Electricity Board, Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur. 5. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Chapra, District Chapra. 6. The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Chapra, District Chapra. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3. 18.11.2011. Heard Shri Aditya Narayan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired long back on 28.2.2005 as Bill Clerk and Account Assistant from the office of Electric Supply Division, Chapra, after not getting full pension and amount of full gratuity, was constrained to approach this Court by filing the present writ petition in the year 2008 after serving copy of the writ petition on learned counsel for the respondents/Board. Earlier no counter affidavit was filed. However, on 16th November,2011, an affidavit has been filed giving the details 2 of payment, which was made prior to filing of the writ petition or immediately thereafter. The grievance which was made by the petitioner i.e. for sanctioning full pension and gratuity has not been redressed till date. A bald statement has been made in paragraph-7 that steps are being taken and after getting information, necessary action for full pension and gratuity will be sanctioned and paid. It is painful to note that even after lapse of such a long time, the respondents/Board has not finalized all the retiral dues of the petitioner. In view of the fact that the petitioner retired long back in the year 2005, the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to the respondents, particularly respondent nos.2 and 4 to fix final pension and pay arrear of remaining amount of pension and gratuity to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Since delay has occurred due to lapse on the part of the respondents/Board, the respondents are directed to pay simple interest at the rate of 4% per annum on the 3 arrear of pension and gratuity, which is to be calculated from the date of retirement till the date of payment. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)