IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22713 of 2011 Baleshwar Das, Son of Late Fakira Das, Resident of Village Mahkar Bigha, Post Office Parasdiha, Police Station Chandi, District Nalanda (Bihar Sharif). ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Financial Controller No.1, Bihar State Electricity Board, (Secretariat), Patna. 5. The Deputy Director of Accounts, Bihar State Electricity Board, Secretariat, Patna. 6. The General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Central Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 7. The Superintending Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Bihar Sharif, District Nalanda. 8. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Bihar Sharif, District Nalanda. 9. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Sub-Division, Chandi, District Nalanda. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 20.12.2011. Heard Shri Lalan Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired on 31.10.2010 as Unskilled Khalasi from the office of respondent no.9/Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Sub-Division, Chandi, District Nalanda, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay all the retiral dues. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that after 2 retirement, the petitioner is getting only pension, but other retiral dues have not been paid till date. It was orally submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no proceeding either departmental or criminal is pending against the petitioner. In view of the facts and circumstances, particularly the fact that petitioner retired as Unskilled Khalasi in the year 2010 and till date, except pension, no other retiral dues have been paid, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be allowed at this stage. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to respondent no.3/Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, respondent no.6/General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Central Area, Bihar State Electricity Board and respondent no.9/Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Sub-Division, Chandi, District Nalanda to take all steps for clearing all the retiral admitted dues of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that petitioner shall 3 be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)