IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4414 of 2008 SURENDRA MISHRA,aged about 62 years, son of Late Raj Nandan Mishra, resident of Village Badauli, Police Station Nawatpur, District Patna. ---PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (EDUCATION DEPARTMENT), PATNA. 2. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, PATNA. 3. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, BIKRAMGANJ, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, PATNA. 5. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (ACCOUNTS AND ENTITLEMENT),BIHAR, PATNA HAVING HIS OFFICE AT BIRCHAND PATEL PATH, POLICE STATION KOTWALI, DISTRICT PATNA. 6. THE TREASURY OFFICER, PATNA, HAVING HIS OFFICE IN COLLECTORATE COMPOUND, DISTRICT PATNA. ---RESPONDENTS ----------- 4. 16.4.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State as well as the Accountant General. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of this writ application, the grievances of the petitioner with regard to payment of retiral dues have been redressed. However, those payments have been made after sufficiently long delay and as such the petitioner is entitled to interest. The learned counsel for the State submits that in case the petitioner files a representation, the same would be considered. In view of the above, the petitioner is permitted to file a representation before the District Superintendent of Education, Patna (respondent no.2) with regard to the claim for interest along with the supporting documents, including the document contained in Annexure 8 to the writ application, as also enclosing the certified copy of the 2 present order within a period of six weeks. In case such a representation is filed, the respondent no.2 shall consider the same and dispose it of by a reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation. Upon such consideration, if the representation is disposed of in favour of the petitioner, respondent no.2 shall simultaneously issue necessary orders with regard to the claim of the petitioner regarding the payment of interest so that the grievance raised by the petitioner is redressed without further delay. The application is disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)