IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13079 of 2009 INDRADEO PRASAD, son of Late Triveni Prasad, resident of Mohalla Anugrah Nagar, Ward No.31, East Sone Colony, P.O. Aurangabad, P.S. Aurangabad, District Aurangabad. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Aurangabad. 4. The Superintending Engineer, North Koel Canal Circle, Aurangabad. 5. The Executive Engineer, Batane Head Works Division, Hariharganj, Camp-Amba, Aurangabad. 6. The Treasury Officer, Aurangabad. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 7.10.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is against the issue of Letter No.405 dated 3rd of August, 2009, as contained in Annexure 3, whereby and whereunder the Executive Engineer has instructed the Treasury Officer, Aurangabad for making the payment of the retiral dues of the petitioner after deducting a sum of Rs.22,220/- on account of shortage of Government materials which were said to be in the custody of the petitioner, who was the Store-keeper. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no Government material has remained with the petitioner and if anything was in the custody of the petitioner, he has already explained to the Department. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State, however, submits that in case the petitioner files a 2 representation, the same would be considered as per law. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of his grievances with regard to the direction for deducting the aforesaid amount of Rs.22,000/- and odd, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the Executive Engineer, Batane Head Works Division, Hariharganj, Aurangabad (respondent no.5). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of his grievances 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 respondent no.5 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation and dispose it of by a reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner could be redressed without delay. The order passed on the representation of the petitioner shall be communicated to the petitioner. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)