IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16455 of 2010 RAGHUBIR JHA SON OF LATE JIBESHWAR JHA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TETARI, P.S. NAUGHACHHIA, DISTRICT- BHAGALPUR, AT PRESENT RESIDENT AT ASHOK NAGAR, ROAD NO.10, NEAR MEHI ASHRAM, KANKARBAGH, PATNA, DISTRICT- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT,GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. DEPUTY SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 3 06.10.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted that the petitioner superannuated on 31st July, 2004 from the post of Assistant Engineer, Mechanical, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. It is further submitted that before retirement a criminal proceeding as well as departmental proceeding was initiated in the year 1991-92, however both the proceedings ended in favour of the petitioner. Consequently, the department withdrew all the adverse orders against the petitioner vide notification dated 16.07.2010 as contained in Annexure-5 whereby the sanction was accorded for payment of full pension and gratuity. It is further contended that the pensionary benefits of the petitioner is required to be finally settled after taking into consideration the revision on account of time bound promotion w.e.f. 18.12.1985 to which the petitioner was also entitled along with his colleagues to whom promotions were granted in terms of order contained in letter no. 332 dated 13.08.1992 as also the admissibility of assured career progression (ACP) w.e.f. 09.08.1999. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State submits that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as highlighted in this writ application, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.2 with a copy to the respondent no.4. In view of the above, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the grievances of the petitioner raised in the representation shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled without delay so as to enable the petitioner to receive the pensionary benefits admissible to him with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)