IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16069 of 2011 Inderdeo Prasad, Son of Girbal Ram, Resident of Village – Usmanpur, P.O. – Teena, P.S. – Nagarnausa, District – Nalanda……… Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through the Secretary, B.S.E.B., Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 3. The General Manager cum Chief Engineer, Central Electrical Supply Division, Patna. 4. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Biharshariff. 5. Electric Superintending Engineer, Supply Division, Bihar sheriff. 6. Administrator (G.P.F. Trust, Head Office) Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 7. Finance Officer, Supply Division, Biharshariff, Nalanda. …………… Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 16.09.2011 Heard Sri Ajit Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Santosh Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the Respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner who retired on 31.07.2008 as ‘Unskilled Khalasi’ from the office of Electric Supply Division, Chandi, Biharshariff has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of sanctioned amount of GPF. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that under the head of GPF an amount of Rs. 3,84,140/- was sanctioned long back in the month of May, 2010. However, till date, payment has not been made. It has been admitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that other retiral dues have already been paid. In view of the fact that there is no dispute regarding the claim of the petitioner and sanction order has already been issued by the competent authority, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be disposed of at this stage directing Respondent No. 3 /General 2 Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Central Electrical Supply Division, Patna to take all steps for payment of sanctioned amount of GPF within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order along with interest at the rate of 5% from the date of issuance of sanction order till the date of payment. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)