IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11087 of 2008 SUBODH KUMAR SINGH, s/o Late Sita Ram Singh, resident of village- Sahjadpur, P. S. Sahkund, P. O. – Sahjadpur, District- Bhagalpur. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Director, Revenue Administration, Irrigation Department, Patna. 2. Deputy Collector, Koshi Project, Revenue Division, Saharsa. 3. District Magistrate, Koshi, Saharsa. 4. Accountant General ( A & E), Bihar, Patna. … Respondents. ----------- 2. 04.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ petition is with regard to payment of all retiral dues which became dues to him on account of retirement with effect from 31.1.2004. This writ petition was filed on 28.7.2008 and a period of two years has not been sufficient for the State to file its counter affidavit. Considering the pitiable condition of the petitioner and barbarian attitude of the respondent, this Court would direct the Secretary, Revenue, Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar to ensure that whatever the retirement benefit on all the heads namely pension, leave encashment, provident fund and group insurance is admissible and payable to the petitioner must be paid to 2 him within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order along with statutory interest in case of provident fund and 5 per cent interest on other dues as per Government circular. Let it be noted that if there would be no payment of any of the aforementioned retiral benefit in the aforementioned prescribed period, the petitioner shall be further entitled for penal interest which would then become 10 per cent on all the admitted amount. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. Kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)