IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17591 of 2011 Nandu Chaudhary, Aged about-61 years, Retired Office Superintendent Electric Supply Division under Patna Electric Supply Undertaking, Son of Late Rohan Chaudhary, Resident of Mathuria Near Chandanipar, P.O. – Biharsharif, P.S. – Laheri, District – Nalanda. --------- Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Principle Secretary Energy Department, Sinchai Bhawan, Near Old Secretariat Road, Patna – 800001. 2. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Secretary, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna – 21. 3. The Director (Finance) Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna -21. 4. The Electrical Superintending Engineer Patna Electric Supply Undertaking East Circle, Ashok Rajpath, Patna – 800004. 5. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking, Patna City. 6. The Director Terminal Benefit Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 7. The Deputy Director of Accounts, Secretariat, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ---------- Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 30.09.2011 Heard Sri R.K. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Rakesh Kumar, learned AC to Government Pleader No. 19, who appears on behalf of Respondent No. 1/State of Bihar and Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 2 to 7 /Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired on 31.01.2011 as ‘Office Superintendent’, from Bihar State Electricity Board, has made a prayer to direct the Respondents to make payment of full amount of gratuity, G.S.S. and leave encashment. The petitioner in the writ petition has also claimed for the amount of G.P.F., but at the time of argument it was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the said amount has already been paid to the petitioner. It was further submitted that full amount of G.S.S. and leave encashment 2 has already been sanctioned but payment has not been made. Similarly, it was argued that the total outstanding gratuity amount is Rs. 6,41,306/-. However, sanction order was issued on 04.07.2011 by the competent authority for payment of only Rs. 3,50,000/-, but that too has not been paid. In view of the fact that part amount of gratuity, full amount of G.S.S. and leave encashment has already been sanctioned, the court is of the opinion that payment of such amount cannot be withheld further. Accordingly, the Respondent No. 6/Director Terminal Benefit, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna, is directed to make payment of sanctioned amount of G.S.S., leave encashment and gratuity within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The Respondent No. 6 is further directed for sanctioning and payment of remaining amount of gratuity within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that the petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)