IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3884 of 2006 HARIBANSH RAI @ ROY Versus THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS ----------- 2 06.05.2010 Mr. V.K. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dharmeshwar Mishra, learned counsel for the Electricity Board are present. The petitioner superannuated from the post of Electrician with effect from 28.2.2005 and upon non payment of his post retiral dues, came before this Court through the present writ petition for the reliefs set out in paragraph 1 of the writ petition relating to provident fund, gratuity, earned leave with admissible interest thereon. Admitted position is that the claims set out by the petitioner has been redressed by the respondents and the details whereof are found in paragraph 5 of the counter affidavit filed on 26.4.2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner while admitting the payment of the aforesaid amounts nevertheless submits that the petitioner having superannuated on 28.2.2005 and his G.P.F. amounts having been paid after a lapse of more than one year on 6.3.2006 he is entitled for - 2 - statutory interest thereon. Having regard to the submissions made above, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to raise his claim for statutory interest on the G.P.F. amount with support of the statutory Circular of the Board on the issue and which shall be considered by the respondent No.4, the Deputy Director, Accounts and disposed of in accordance with law. Needless to add that if the petitioner has made a claim in terms of statutory Circular of the Board, the amount of interest should be paid to him within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)