IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6566 of 2009 SIDHNATH PRASAD GUPTA,SON OF LATE MAHADEO PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BELAON, P.S. MEHANDIA, DISTRICT ARWAL, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT LANE NO.7, VIJAY NAGAR, RUKANPURA, P.S. RUKANPUREA, P.S. DANAPUR, DISTRICT PATNA. ---PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT., OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, SICHAI BHAWAN, PATNA. 3. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, SICHAI BHAWAN, PATNA. 4. UNDER SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, SICHAI BHAWAN, PATNA. 5. CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, BHAGALPUR. 6. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE-2, JAMUI. 7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, SIKANDRA, DISTRICT JAMUI. 8. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, BHAGALPUR. 9. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, BAUNSI, DISTRICT BANKA. 10. CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPATMENT, PATNA. 11. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, PLANNING AND MONITORING CIRCLE, PATNA. 12. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION NO.1, PATNA. 13. DIRECTOR, PROVIDENT FUND, PANT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 14. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, PATNA. ---RESPONDENTS ----------- 2. 22.5.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State as also the learned counsel for the Accountant General. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that for redressal of his claim towards the retiral dues, the 2 petitioner represented the matter before the authorities concerned several times, but of no avail. The last representation dated 30th of March, 2009 was submitted before respondent no.6. However, the same has still remained unconsidered. The learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that notwithstanding the representations filed earlier, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation giving distinct claims with regard to the retiral dues or any other dues payable to him before the Engineer-in- Chief, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Sichai Bhawan, Patna (respondent no.3). In case such a representation is filed within a period of four weeks along with the certified copy of the present order, the respondent no.3 shall consider the claims of the petitioner as raised in his representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the claims of the petitioner could be settled without delay as it is submitted that the petitioner is presently suffering from various 3 ailments, including heart disease. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)