IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.748 of 2007 NAYIM UDDIN SON OF LATE CHAND MOHAMMAD, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA MUSTAFAPUR, MAYAGANJ, P.O. MAYAGANJ, P.S. BARARI, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. ----PETITIONER Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE JOINT SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER I, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 6. THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 7. THE GENERAL MANAGER-CUM-CHIEF ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY AREA BOARD, BHAGALPUR. 8. THE ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL CIRCLE, BHAGALPUR. 9. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS, ELECTRIC SUPPLY AREA BOARD, BHAGALPUR. 10. THE ASSISTANT ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, CIVIL SUB- DIVISION, BHAGALPUR. ----RESPONDENTS ----------- 3. 5.5.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-Board. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent-Board giving details of the payment made to the petitioner during the pendency of this writ application. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the retiral dues have been paid to the petitioner after a long delay and as such the petitioner is entitled to interest. 2 In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for redressal of his grievances with regard to the interest on account of delayed payment, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Electric Supply Area Board, Bhagalpur (respondent no.7). Upon considering the submissions, the petitioner is permitted to file a representation before respondent no.7 within a period of four weeks along with the certified copy of the present order. In case such a representation is filed, the respondent no.7 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, so that the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation could be redressed without delay. The writ application is disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)