IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5990 of 2009 BALIRAM PATHAK, SON OF LATE VIDYADHAR PATHAK, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHANDI, P.S. CHANDI, DISTRICT BHOJPUR VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. DIRECTOR(ADMINISTRATION)-CUM-JOINT SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 5. DEPUTY DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION), HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR. 6. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, BIRCHAND PATEL MARG, PATNA. ----------- 2. 13.5.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. Nilu Agarwal, learned Government Advocate no.10 as also the learned counsel appearing for the Accountant General. It is submitted that the petitioner retired on 31st of July, 2007, but till date he has not received any of his retiral dues even though he submitted all the required pension papers. The petitioner has neither received the retiral dues nor has received any communication from the Department and as such he has approached this Court for a direction to the respondents to settle his retiral dues without delay. The learned Government Advocate submits that the claims of the petitioner with regard to the payment of his retiral dues shall be attended to without delay. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation giving all the relevant details and the specific claims 2 with regard to his claim of retiral dues before the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department, Bihar, Patna (respondent no.2). Upon considering the submissions, the petitioner is permitted to file a representation before respondent no.2 within a period of four weeks along with the certified copy of the present order. In case such a representation is filed, the respondent no.2 shall get the matter examined without delay and shall consider the representation of the petitioner with regard to his claim for payment of retiral dues and dispose it of by a reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months on receipt of such representation, so that the retiral dues of the petitioner could be paid with due interest as per the law without delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)