IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15247 of 2011 Ram Udgar Rai, S/O late Ramswrup Rai, Resident of Village Supaul, P.O. Dahiya, P.S. Angarghat, District Samastipur. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Director (Terminal Benefits), Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Patna. 5. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Mithila Area Board, lBihar State Electricity Board, Darbhanga. 6. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Darbhanga. 7. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electrical Central Store (Bidyut Kedriya Bhandar) Sakri, District Darbhanga. 8. The Accounts Officer, Mithila Area Circle, lBihar State Electricity Board, Darbhanga. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 14.9.2011. Heard. The petitioner, who retired as Class-IV employee (Driver) from the office of respondent no.7/The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electrical Central Store, Sakri, Darbhanga with effect from 28.2.2011, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay all his retiral dues and also start paying pension. The petitioner, in paragraph-9 of the writ petition, has made categorical statement that after his retirement, amount under the head of G.S.S. to the tune of Rs.93,900/- has already been sanctioned, but payment has not been made. The 2 petitioner has claimed that till date, nothing has been paid to him. The petitioner has also filed representation before competent authority. Neither any decision has been taken on his representation nor retiral dues have been paid. In view of the facts and circumstances, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be allowed at this stage directing respondent no.5/General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Mithila Area Board, Bihar State Electricity Board, Darbhanga and respondent no.6/Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electrical Central Store, Sakri, Darbhanga to take all steps for clearing all the retiral dues of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on all delayed payment. The writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)