IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16722 of 2007 Banshidhar Mishra , Son of Late Nageshwar Mishra, resident of Village- Rauza, P.O. Chapra, P.S. Town Chapra, District-Saran ---------Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan,Patna ( hereinafter referred to as Electricity Board) 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board,Vidyut Bhawan,Patna 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna 4. The Financial Controller-I, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna 5. The General Manager-cum- Chief Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board,Tirhut Area, Muzaffarpur 6. The Deputy Director of Accounts, Bihar State Electricity Board, Tirhut Area, Muzaffarpur 7. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division,( West), Chapra -------------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 09-08-2011 Heard Sri Ajay Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the Respondents. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2007 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to make payment of all the retiral dues of the petitioner. The petitioner has further prayed to direct the Respondents to make payment of the amount which had already been sanctioned by the competent authority in the year 2007 itself. The petitioner retired as Metter Reader with effect from 30.11.2006 from the office of the Electric Supply Division, (West), Chapra. Learned counsel for the Respondent/ Board submits that during the pendency of the present writ petition, all the retiral dues of the petitioner have been paid. He submits that this fact has been mentioned in the counter affidavit, which is going to be filed in course of the day. Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the statement of the learned counsel for the Board. However, he submits 2 that the amounts under some head were sanctioned in the year 2006. However payment was made after filing of the writ petition at belated stage. It is true that retiral dues have been paid, but payment was made at belated stage and, as such, the petitioner was entitled to get interest on delayed payment. The Court is also of the opinion that on delayed payment, the petitioner is entitled to get interest. However, it is difficult for this Court to record any specific finding. Since all the retiral dues of the petitioner have already been paid, there is no need to keep the matter further pending. The writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation regarding the claim of interest on delayed payment before Respondent no.3/ the Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed by the petitioner, the Respondent no.3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law redressing the grievances of the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation. If Respondent no.3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass order for payment within the aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, Respondent no.3 is required to pass speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)