IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1606 of 2006 RAM CHANDRA SAHNI son of Late Rajgir Sahni, resident of village Bishanpur Mallahtoli, P.S.Samastipur, District Samastipur. Versus 1. BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. Financial Controller-I, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna. 4. General Manager cum Chief Engineer Mithila Electric Supply Area, Darbhanga. 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Samastipur. ----------- 2 05.02.2010 Heard Mr. Shivaji Pandey learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Om Prakash learned A.C. to Mr. Dharmeshwar Mishra counsel appearing on behalf of the Electricity Board. The petitioner who superannuated as Skilled Khalasi from the services of the Board with effect from 30.11.2004, had filed the writ petition for payment of his post retiral dues relating to gratuity, G.P.F., leave encashment and interest over delayed payment of G.S.S in terms of Rule 8(1) of the G.S.S. Rules applicable in the Board. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits to the payment of the entire claim as set out in the writ petition save and except the amount of interest payable on the said 2 claims by reason of belated disbursement of the claim. Learned counsel submits that he has received the amount of G.P.F. G.S.S. gratuity, and leave encashment after considerable delay and thus he is entitled for payment of interest on such belated payments. Having regard to the circumstances that admittedly the claim of the petitioner as according to the estimation of the Board has been paid, no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and the same is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance for payment of interest on G.P.F. and G.S.S. in the light of the statutory Rules governing the said payments before the appropriate authority of the Board and who shall consider and dispose of the same and if the petitioner has made out a claim for payment of interest on the belated disbursement of Group Saving Scheme amount and the Provident Fund amount then the same should be paid to him within a period of three months of filing of such representation. The writ petition is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)