IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.21039 of 2011 Suresh Prasad Verma, Aged about – 60 years Retired Bill Clerk Electric Supply Division Gaya, Son of Late Jai Narayan Lal, Resident of Road No. 1 A, Prakash Nagar, P.O. + P.S. + District – Gaya. …………. Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board (now holding company) through its Chairman Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, (now holding company), Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Director Terminal Benefit, Bihar State Electricity Board (now holding company) Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Magadh Area Electric Supply Katari Road, Gaya. 5. The Electrical Superintending Engineer Electric Supply Circle Katari Road, Gaya. 6. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Urban Electric Supply Division Chandauti, P.O. & P.S,. & District – Gaya. ……….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 29.11.2011 Heard Sri Ramnandan Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Santosh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the Respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired on 28th February, 2011 as ‘Bill Clerk’, has prayed for directing the respondents to fix and pay pension after granting benefit of A.C.P., pay gratuity amount, G.P.F., payment of leave encashment and also for granting arrears on the basis of revised scale. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that G.P.F. amount has been sanctioned but till date same has not been paid. It was orally submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on the date of retirement no proceeding either criminal or departmental was pending against the petitioner. In view of the facts and circumstances particularly the statement made by learned counsel for the petitioner regarding non- 2 pendency of any proceeding, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be disposed of at this stage with direction to the Respondents particularly Respondent No. 3/Director Terminal Benefit, Bihar State Electricity Board (now holding company) to take all steps for payment of sanctioned amount of G.P.F., payment of amount of gratuity and also consider the claim of the petitioner regarding leave encashment. Payment of aforesaid dues must be made within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. So far claim of fixation of pension after granting A.C.P. as well as arrear of salary are concerned, the court is of the opinion that the petitioner can be granted liberty to file a detailed representation regarding aforesaid two claims before the Respondent No. 3 within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, the Respondent No. 3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If the Respondent No. 3 considers aforesaid claims of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to clear the dues within aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, the Respondent No. 3 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within three months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)