IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2830 of 2009 UMA SHANKAR PRASAD SON OF LATE BINDHYACHAL PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILL-DUMARA, P.S. JAMO BAZAR, DISTRICT - SIWAN Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 3. THE SECRETARY, THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 4. THE FINANCE CONTROLLER, THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 5. THE GENERAL MANAGER CUM CHIEF ENGINEER, TIRHUT ELECTRIC SUPPLY AREA BOARD, MUZUFFARPUR. 6. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS, TIRHUT ELECTRIC SUPPLY AREA BOARD, (TAEB) MUZUFFARPUR. 7. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL, TIRHUT ELECTRIC SUPPLY AREA BOARD (TAEB) MUZUFFARPUR. 8. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ELECTRIC CIRCLE OFFICE, CHAPRA. 9. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY DIVISION, SIWAN. 10. ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY SUB- DIVISION, MAHARAJGANJ, SIWAN DIVISION. 11. ACCOUNTS OFFICER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY DIVISION, SIWAN. ----------- 8 04.02.2010 A supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents after serving copy of the same on the counsel for the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the grievances of the petitioner with regard to payment of gratuity and arrears of pension have remained to be settled. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-Board submits that after making the payment of all other retiral dues save and except the 2 above, the respondent Board is in the process of sanctioning the balance retiral dues as per the date of retirement in its chronological order, and as such, the petitioner’s case shall also be taken into consideration in that order expeditiously and after sanction necessary payments shall also be made. In this view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the authorities of the Board should expedite the payment of the balance amount of retiral dues along with statutory interest. The writ application is, thus, disposed of with the above observations. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)