IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21758 of 2011 Kapildeo Prasad Sinha, son of Late Kashi Mahto, resident of Village Katari, P.S. Korma, District Sheikhpura. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Primary Education Department, Human Resources Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Education Officer, Sheikhpura. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Munger. 6. The Treasury Officer, Sheikhpura. 7. The Block Education Extension Officer, Ghatkusumba, District Sheikhpura. 8. The Headmaster, Upgraded Middle School, Oraiya Block-cum-Circle- Ghatkusumba, District Sheikhpura. 9. The Accountant General (A & E), Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 9.12.2011. Heard Shri Pramod Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Sanjeet Kumar Singh, learned A.C. to A.A.G.14, who appears on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 8/State of Bihar and learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.9/Accountant General. The petitioner, who retired as Assistant Teacher from the Upgraded Middle School, Oraiya (Ghat Kusumba), Sheikhpura, has prayed for directing the respondents to start paying pension, pay arrear of pension, commuted value of pension, difference of salary since 1.4.2007 and also for directing the respondents, 2 particularly respondent no.5 to pay the provident fund amount along statutory interest. The petitioner in paragraph-5 of the writ petition has made specific statement that there is no departmental/criminal proceeding pending against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also drawn my attention to Annexure-1 to the writ petition whereby authorization for commutation of pension was made by the respondent no.9/Accountant General. It has further been asserted that final pension has also been authorized by the Accountant General, but the respondents on one plea or the other is denying the petitioner to get pensionary benefit. In view of the facts and circumstances, the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to all the respondents, particularly respondent no.4/District Education Officer, Sheikhpura and respondent no.6/Treasury Officer, Sheikhpura to take immediate steps so that petitioner may start getting pension 3 regularly within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The respondents are further directed to make payment of arrear of pension and commuted value of pension within aforesaid time. Respondent no.5/District Provident Fund Officer is also directed to pay the G.P.F. amount of the petitioner along with admissible statutory interest within eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)