IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19301 of 2011 Md. Shahadat Ali, S/o Late Lal Mohammad, R/o Village – Paharpur, P.S. – Nauhatta, District – Saharsa. …………… Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Koshi Division, Saharsa. 3. The District Magistrate, Saharsa. 4. The Circle Officer, Sattar Kataiya, P.S. – Bihra, District – Saharsa. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Saharsa. ……….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 3 08.11.2011 Heard Sri Pramod Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Tripurari Nath Ambashtha, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel No. 15, who appears on behalf of all the respondents. The petitioner, who retired on 31.01.2011 as ‘Revenue Karmchari’ from Satta Kataiya Anchal, District – Saharsa, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay his retiral dues. It has been pleaded that though the petitioner retired in the month of January 2011 till date nothing has been paid. The petitioner has made specific prayer for payment of pension in paragraph no. 9. Following reliefs have been prayed for in paragraph no. 9 which is as under:- i) Pension along with arrears. ii) G.P.F. with upto date statutory interest. iii) Group Insurance amount. iv) Amount of Earned Leave. v) Gratuity Amount vi) Amount of benefits of A.C.P. It has further been pleaded that the petitioner after retirement has filed number of representations before the authority concerned but till date no decision has been taken nor retiral dues 2 have been paid. In view of the facts and circumstances, the writ petition stands allowed directing the respondents particularly respondent no. 3 / District Magistrate, Saharsa, to take all steps for clearance of all the retiral dues of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands allowed. It goes without saying that the petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)