IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16171 of 2008 Jagdish Choudhary, Son of Late Singal Choudhary, resident of Village- Tasan, P.S. Kurahani, district-Muzaffarpur --- Petitioner Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman , Bihar,Patna 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board,Bihar,Patna 3. The Director of Accounts, Bihar State Electricity Board,Bihar,Patna 4. The Director of Finance, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bihar, Patna 5. The General Manager-cum- Chief Engineer, Tirhut Electric Supply Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Muzaffarpur 6. The Deputy Director of Accounts, Tirhut Electric Supply Area, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 7. The Deputy Director ( Personnel),Tirhut Electric Supply Area, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 8. The Account Officer, Electrical Circle, Electric Supply Division, Muzaffarpur ( West) 9. The Electric Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Muzaffarpur (West) ------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 01-12-2011 Heard Smt. Bela Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Namrata Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent/Bihar State Electricity Board. The writ petition was filed in the year 2008 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to pay all the retiral dues. In this case by filing counter affidavit, the Respondent Board has stated that during the pendency of the present writ petition, all the retiral dues have already been paid to the petitioner and such fact has been stated in paragraph-3 of the counter affidavit. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that it is true that retiral dues have been paid to the petitioner, but payment has been made at belated stage and, as such, the petitioner is entitled to 2 get interest on delayed payment. The Court is of the opinion that on delayed payment, the petitioner shall be entitled to get interest, but in absence of any specific pleading, it would be difficult for this Court to adjudicate the issue of interest. Since the retiral dues have already been paid to the petitioner, no purpose would be served to keep the matter further pending. If so advised, the petitioner may file representation in respect of claim of interest before the Respondent no.5/ General Manager-cum- Chief Engineer, Tirhut Electric Supply Area, Muzaffarpur within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed by the petitioner, the Respondent no.5 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If the Respondent no.5 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he may pass order for payment within the aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, the Respondent no.5 is required to pass speaking order and communicate the same within three months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)