IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2787 of 2006 SRI SHATRUGHAN PRASAD S/o- Late Ganesh Prasad Resident of Mohalla Bageshwari Gumti near St. Joseph English School P.S. Kotwali District Gaya. Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna. 2. Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna. 3. Financial Controller, Bihar State Electricity Board Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna. 4. Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board Vidyut Bhawan Bailey Road, Patna. 5. General Manager/Chief Engineer Magadh Area Electricity Board, Gaya. 6. Electrical Executive Engineer, Urban Electric Supply Division Gaya. ----------- 2 07.04.2010 Mr. Alok Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dharmeshwar Mishra, learned counsel for the Electricity Board are present. The writ petition was filed for payment of the post retiral dues of the petitioner along with admissible statutory interest thereon. The petitioner superannuated from the post of Senior Lineman with effect from 30.4.2005 and upon non payment of his post retiral dues the present writ petition was filed. Admitted position is that the entire admissible dues of the petitioner has since been paid to the petitioner and has been placed on the record of the proceedings by way of 2 counter affidavit. Mr. Ashok Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner admits to the payment of the post retiral dues but submits that the petitioner is entitled for statutory interest on the G.S.S. and G.P.F. amount in the light of the statutory circulars of the Board. Having regard to the circumstances that the admitted dues of the petitioner has since been paid to him, the writ petition is disposed of with the liberty to the petitioner to raise his grievance for interest on belated payment of G.S.S. and G.P.F. with supportive circulars and which should be considered and disposed of in accordance with law preferably within a period of three months from the date, such representation is filed. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )