IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18660 of 2010 RAJIV KUMAR @ RAJIV SHARMA, son of Late Rahis Sharma, resident of Village + P.O.-Jalalpur, P.S. Tekari, District-Gaya. ---Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, through its Secretary, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna-1. 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 4. The Financial Controller-(I), Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna-1. 5. The General Manager-Cum-Chief Engineer, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Gaya. 6. Dy. Director of Accounts, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Gaya. 7. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Gaya. 8. The Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division (Rural), B.S.E.B., Gaya. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 15.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-Board. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grandfather of the petitioner was an employee of the Board posted in the Electric Supply Division, (Rural), Gaya, who retired on 31st of January, 2005 and died on 27th of November, 2005. It is submitted that the father of the petitioner pre-deceased the grandfather. The petitioner was made the nominee to receive the retiral dues. However, the same was not immediately paid as the payments were made in the month of November, 2008. Accordingly, the petitioner prays that he is entitled to interest for the delay caused on the part of the respondent-Board in making the due payment, which has not - 2 - been done despite representation. Learned counsel for the respondent-Board submits that the grievances of the petitioner need to be verified from the record. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of his claim for payment of interest as permissible under the rules, the petitioner proposes to represent his grievances by filing a fresh representation before the General Manager-Cum-Chief Engineer, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Gaya (respondent no.5), with a copy to respondent no.3. In case such a representation is filed stating the details of his 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 four weeks, the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation be considered and disposed of by a reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation. Upon consideration, if any amount is found payable, the same may also be paid. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)