IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15883 of 2010 KAMESHWAR PURBAY AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS SON OF LATE RAM KHELAWAN PURBEY, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA LAXMI SAGAR BAWAN BIGHA, ROAD NO.3, POLICE STATION LALIT NARAYAN MITHILA UNIVERSITY, DISTRICT- DARBHANGA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUG PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY, JAI NAGAR, MADHUBANI, BIHAR, 4. THE TREASURY OFFICER, DARBHANGA ----------- 2 23.09.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon his superannuation as Junior Engineer from National Highway, Road Division, Jainagar, on 30th June, 2009, the retiral dues have not been settled as yet. It is submitted that the office of the Accountant General as per Annexures-1 & 2 has sanctioned the payment of pension and gratuity but for want of no dues certificate to be granted by the respondent no.3 the payments are not being made even though the concerned Treasury Officer has sought for the no dues certificate. Learned counsel submits that in terms of the order as contained in Annexure-8 series the petitioner was all along ready to hand over the papers to concerned Junior Engineers who were directed to take the charge from the petitioner but since they did not take the charge from the petitioner the payment of terminal benefits has not been settled as yet even though the authorization has been issued by the Accountant General. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State submits that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims with regard to payment of retiral dues including the issuance of no dues certificate, as highlighted in this writ application, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.3 with copy to the respondent no.4. In view of the above, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the grievances of the petitioner raised in the representation shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled without delay so as to enable the petitioner to receive the pensionary benefits which has been sanctioned as per Annexures-1 & 2. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)