IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8247 of 2006 Sri Niwas Prasad Singh, S/o late Laxmi Narayan Singh, retired clerk, Industrial Training Institute, Begusarai presently residing at village Chosaith, P.S. Piri Bazar, Distt. Lakhisarai. ----------------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Labour, Employment and Training. 2. The Director, Department of Labour, Employment and Training Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal, Industrial Training Institute, Begusarai. 4. The District Provident Fund Officer, Begusarai. 5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ---------------- Respondents ----------- 3 14.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State as also counsel for the Accountant General. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ petition for retirement benefit seems to have been redressed in part as would appear from the following stand of the respondents in paragraph no.5 of their counter affidavit which reads as follows:- “5. That with regard to the statement made in paragraph no.4 & 5 of the writ petition under reply it is stated tht the respondent no.4 is concerned with only the authorization of G.P.F. accumulation. The final withdrawal application for G.P.F. accumulation was received in the office of the respondent no.4 on 5.10.2004 and on receipt of above said papers the G.P.F. amounts of the petitioner was complied and a sum of Rs. 55,440/- was 2 authorized on 29.10.2004 i.e., within 24 days vide letter of authority no. 523 dt. 29.10.04. It is further stated that during the year 1982-83 to 2003- 04 a sum of Rs. 1,68,167/- was withdrawn as an advance and a sum of Rs. 1,87,045/- was deposited in the G.P.F. account.” Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, points out that the petitioner had retired on 31.5.2004 and still his full and final pension has not been fixed and is being paid only his provisional pension. Counsel for the State points out that the petitioner was asked to handover the charge of the post that he was holding but the petitioner has not cared to do so till date and that is how his balance retirement benefit including the full and final fixation of pension has not been made. Counsel for the petitioner volunteers that the petitioner is prepared to handover charge within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. That being so, this Court would direct the petitioner to report to the controlling authority for the purpose of handing over charge 3 and once the petitioner goes to handover charge, the controlling authority must make arrangement for taking over charge of the petitioner so that the entire exercise of handing over and taking over charge pertaining to the petitioner is completed within a period of one month from the date of reporting by the petitioner for this purpose. Once, the charge is handed over and a No Dues Certificate is issued by the competent authority, steps should also be taken for finalization of pension, which must be done so within a period of three months from the date of full and final handing over charge by the petitioner. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)