IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10197 of 2011 Vivekanand Thakur, son of late Jagmohan Thakur, resident Of village + Post Office- Aganagar, P.S. Kudhni (Maniari) District Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. (Hereinafter referred to as Electricity Board). 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 5. The Deputy Director Accounts, (Secretariat), Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 6. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Central Electric Supply Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 7. The Electrical Superintending Engineer (Store Verification), Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 8. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Patna Electric Circle, Patna. 9. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electrical Central Store Digha, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ----------- 2. 30.6.2011. Heard Shri Ajey Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 31.7.2009 as Assistant Store- Keeper, Electrical Central Store, Digha, Patna, has prayed for directing the respondents for making payment of Gratuity, Leave Encashment and payment of full 2 pension. The petitioner has further prayed for quashing of part of the order dated 10.5.2010 (Annexure-7), whereby it was proposed to recover from the retiral dues of the petitioner due to non passing of the Hindi Noting and Drafting examination. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexure-6 to the petition whereby amount of Leave Encashment was sanctioned in the year 2009 itself. It was submitted that despite the fact that amount of Leave Encashment was sanctioned long back in the year 2009, till date, payment has not been made. The court is of the opinion that after sanction of the amount of Leave Encashment, there was no reason for the authority concerned to delay the payment. Immediately after the order of sanction, the authority concerned is required to make payment. Keeping in view the fact that petitioner retired in the month of July,2009 and till date amount of Gratuity and Leave Encashment have not been paid nor petitioner has started to get full pension, 3 the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the respondents, particularly respondent no.3/Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board to take all steps for making payment of the amount of Gratuity and Leave Encashment within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. In respect of other claim, with the consent of parties, the writ petition is being disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before respondent no.3 within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, it is expected that respondent no.3 will examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law redressing the grievances of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. Even in case of refusal, respondent no.3 is required to pass a speaking order within aforesaid time. It goes without saying that petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed 4 payment. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)