IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.763 of 2009 Bijay Kumar Mehta, Son of Late Shiv Nath Mehta, resident of Village- Safipur Bhirha, P.S. Medni Chauki, District-Lakhisarai ----------------------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Additional Chief Medical Officer, District Maleria Office, Munger 2. Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar,Patna 3. Health Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna 4. Director-in-Chief, Health Department, Bihar,Patna 5. Commissioner, Munger Commissionary, Munger 6. Regional Director, Health Services, Munger Commissionary, Munger 7. Civil Surgeon-cum- Chief Medical Officer, Munger 8. Collector, Munger, District-Munger 9. Addl.Chief Medical Officer-cum- drawing and Disbursement Officer, Munger Health Department, Munger District,Munger -------------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 19-12-2011 Heard Sri Ramjivan Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Santosh Kumar, learned A.C. to Govt. Pleader no.9, who appears on behalf of all the Respondents. The petitioner, who retired on 31st July, 2008 as Laboratory Technician from the District Maleria Office, Munger, had filed the present writ petition in the month of January,2009 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to pay all his retiral dues. In this case, a counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of Respondent no.9/ Addl. Chief Medical Officer-cum- Drawing and Disbursement Officer, Munger Health Department, Munger, wherein it has been indicated that almost all the retiral dues were paid to the petitioner in the year 2008 itself. No rejoinder to the counter affidavit has been filed by the petitioner. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner admits that all the retiral dues have been paid, but it was submitted that the petitioner is entitled to get interest. No rejoinder to the counter affidavit has been filed. It is further evident from the counter affidavit that most of the retiral dues were paid in the year 2008 i.e. the year in which the petitioner retired. In view of the facts and circumstances, particularly, the fact that in absence of any specific pleading regarding the claim of interest, no positive order can be passed in favour of the petitioner. Since all the retiral dues of the petitioner have been paid, there is no reason to keep the matter further pending. The writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)