IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.393 of 2008 SONE LAL SHARMA, son of Late Rameshwar Sharma, resident of Asthal Bishnupur Sharma Tola Ward No.36 Post Office Mirzapur Bandwar, Police Station Begusarai Town, District Begusarai. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through the Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of India, New Delhi. 2. The Accountant General, Bihar, Veer Chand Patel Path, Patna. 3. The Accounts Officer, Office of the Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 22.3.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State. It is submitted that initially the petitioner had filed this writ application for sanction of pension, gratuity and commuted value of pension. It is submitted that during the pendency of this writ application, the aforesaid payments have been made. However, such payments have been made after inordinate delay and as such the petitioner is entitled for interest on account of such delay, for which the petitioner cannot be held responsible. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- Accountant General submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be looked into as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for redressal of the grievances with regard to the payment of interest over the delayed payment of pensionary benefits, the petitioner proposes to represent his grievance before the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna (respondent no.2). In case such a 2 representation is filed along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, respondent no.2 shall consider the claim of the petitioner for payment of interest on account of delayed payment, for which, according to the petitioner, he was not responsible, in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner raised in his representation could be redressed and the admitted dues, if any, could also be paid without further delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)