IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1549 of 2006 DR.NAND KISHORE SINGH, son of Late Prayag Narayan Singh, resident of flat No. B-2-406, Narayan Shree Apartment, Patal Path, Sheikhpura, P.S.-Shashtri Nagar, Patna Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Secretary, Medical Education & Family Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director, Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 5. District Provident Fund Officer, Patna. 6. Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna-1. ----------- 6 03.02.2010 Mr. Vivek Prasad learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Saket Tiwari A.C. to G.P.16 and Mr. Arun Kumar Arun learned counsel for the Accountant General are present. The petitioner having retired from the post of Associate Professor, Forensic Medicine from Nalanda Medical College Hospital, Patna with effect from 30.4.2004, has filed the writ petition for payment of his pensionary and other post retiral benefits together with interest. A further prayer has been made for issuance of appropriate directions for payment of G.P.F., gratuity, leave encashment etc. Learned counsel for the petitioner 2 admits to the payment of the entire post retiral benefits of the petitioner on the basis of basic scale on which he retired that i.e. Rs. 10,000/- to 15,200/- but submits that the payments were made with substantial delay and after a lapse of almost three years and thus the petitioner is entitled to claim interest for this belated payment. A statement has been made in paragraph 9 of the writ petition that though indisputably the basic scale of Associate Professor was fixed at Rs. 12,000/- to 16,400/- under the 5th Pay revision effective from 1.1.1996 but the said scale was never accorded to the petitioner. As the said issue is not before me, no opinion is being expressed thereon. The petitioner if so advised, may raise his claim before the authority concerned and who may consider and dispose of his claim expeditiously in accordance with law. In so far as the claim of interest is concerned the petitioner may raise his claim for payment of interest on the belated disbursement of retiral benefits together with supportive circulars and relevant provisions on the issue governing the said benefits and which 3 shall be considered by the authority concerned and disposed of in accordance with law. Needless to add that if the petitioner is found entitled for payment of interest by reason of belated disbursal of his post retiral benefits the same should be paid to him within a period of three months of filing of the representation. The writ petition is disposed of. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )