IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No.10411 of 2011 JAWAHAR RAI, Son of Late Nokhu Rai, Resident of Village: Bihta, P.O.- Alipur, P.S.:- Bakhtiyarpur, District - Patna ---- Petitioner. Versus 1. THE CHAIRMAN,BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, Bidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Central Electric Supply Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 3. Electrical Superintending Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Electrical Circle, Patna. 4. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Barh, Patna. --------- Respondents. 2 04.07.2011 A prayer has been made on behalf of respondent/Bihar State Electricity Board for granting adjournment to seek instruction. The petitioner who retired with effect from 30.09.2009 as Skilled Khalasi from the office of Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Barh, Patna has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of sanctioned amount of G.P.F. with statutory interest. Learned counsel for the petitioner Sri Prafull Chandra Jha submits that after retirement all other retiral dues have already been paid and amount of G.P.F. to the tune of Rs. 3,52,388/- was sanctioned long back in the month of May, 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexure -1 to the writ petition in support of his stand regarding sanction of the G.P.F. amount. The court is of the opinion that since the G.P.F. amount was sanctioned long back in the month of May, 2010 the case cannot be kept pending in the garb of granting time for seeking instruction since order of sanction is already on record. The court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be allowed directing the respondents i.e. respondent no. 2/General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Central Electric Supply Area, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna, to make payment of sanctioned amount of G.P.F. within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is made clear that petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. The writ petition stands disposed of. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)