IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4619 of 2009 GANGA PRASAD MISHRA, son of Late Kusheshwar Mishra, resident of Mohalla Naruar, Police Station-Jhanjharpur and District Madhubani. ----Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Provident Fund, Finance Deptt., Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi. 4. The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand, Ranchi. 5. Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Jharkhand at Ranchi. 6. The Executive Engineer, Ganga Pump Canal Division-I, Bateshwar Asthan, Kahalgaon, District Bhagalpur. 7. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. -----Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr S.N. Pathak with Mr Prashant Kumar For the S t a t e : Mr. R.K. Sinha, G.P.11 ------- 6. 15.10.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite the superannuation of the petitioner on 31st of October, 2001, his final pension and gratuity have not been settled as yet, besides the payment on account of provident fund has not been made. The learned counsel appearing for the State submits that in case the petitioner files a fresh representation with regard to the unpaid claims, the same would be considered as per law without delay. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims 2 as raised in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the Executive Engineer, Ganga Pump Canal Division-I, Bateshwar Asthan, Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur (respondent no.6). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, respondent no.6 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the final pension and gratuity of the petitioner as also the provident fund dues could be settled without delay and the admissible payment could be made to him with statutory interest. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)