IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12735 of 2009 JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2. 7.10.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The relief sought in the writ application is for grant of first and second A.C.P. in the scale of Rs. 5000-8000 and Rs. 5500- 9000 with effect from 9.8.99 in terms of the Finance Department Notification No. 4685 dated 25.6.2003. The petitioner is stated to have retired from service on 31.8.2000. After the issuance of the notification his case has been recommended to the Superintending Engineer for grant of the same on 1.3.2008 as appended at Annexure-4 to the writ application. The present is a classic case how the officials of State generate litigation by inaction. Routine administrative duties to be performed by the administrator are kept in the cold storage till the citizen is forced to come to this Court and obtain a formal request from it that the administrator may be kind enough to discharge his duty. The situation is most unfortunate. This Court directs respondent no. 2 to ensure that the recommendation dated 1.3.2008 is acted upon in accordance with law and all legitimate dues of the petitioner, if any, be paid to him within a maximum period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and further directions are issued to revise his retiral benefits accordingly without awaiting further orders of this Court or compelling the petitioner to approach 2 this Court again which may not be viewed favorable by this Court. In the event of non compliance within time, the petitioner shall be entitled to interest on the due amount at the rate of 5% from today till actual payment, recoverable from those who be liable in default. If the respondents propose to hold that the petitioner is not entitled to the same, they shall be obliged within the same period to furnish the petitioner in writing the materials for the same and to show cause and then pass a reasoned and speaking order within the same period. P. Kumar (Navin Sinha, J.)