IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7870 of 2007 KRIPA NAND SINGH, Son of Late Jain Singh, Resident of Village- Fatehpur, P.O.- Rajala,P.S.- Kudhani, District – Muzaffarpur. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY Board through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan Patna (Hereinafter referred to as Board). 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna-1. 4. The Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna-1. 5. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Tirhut Area Electric Supply, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Deputy Director Accounts, Tirhut Area Electric Supply Muzaffarpur. 7. The Deputy Director Personnel, Tirhut Area Electric Supply, Muzaffarpur. 8. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division (West), Muzaffarpur. 9. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub-Division (West), Muzaffarpur. --------------Respondents ----------- 2 20.05.2011 Heard Sri Ajey Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the writ petition all the retiral dues of the petitioner have already been paid, however respondents have not paid interest on delayed payment for which petitioner was entitled. In view of the facts and circumstances particularly the fact that all the retiral dues have already been paid, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file representation before respondent no. 3/Secretary, Bihar State 2 Electricity Board so far claim of interest on delayed payment is concerned. It is expected that after filing of such representation respondent no. 3 will examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law preferably within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If respondent no. 3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine he is required to pass order for payment within aforesaid time. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)