IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6376 of 2010 SURESH PRASAD SINGH, son of Late Sri Harihar Prasad, resident of Mohalla Rampur Lane, Musallahpur, P.O. Mahendru, P.S. Sultanganj, District Patna. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, 3rd Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Deputy Secretary (Management Cell), Water Resources Department, 3rd Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Joint Commissioner, G.P.F. Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Patna. 5. The Treasury Officer, Secretariat Treasury, Irrigation Building, Patna. 6. The Accountant General, Accountant General Office, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 13.4.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State as well as the Accountant General. The petitioner retired from the post of Reader (Executive Engineer), Flood Management, Water and Land Management Institute (WALMI), Phulwaisharif, Patna on 30th of April, 2009. It is submitted that despite submission of the necessary papers, the retiral dues as indicated in paragraph 1 of the writ application have not been settled and paid till date. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been sanctioned 90% of the provisional pension even though there is no departmental proceeding pending against the petitioner nor any dues of the Department is outstanding against him. It is further submitted that although part of the leave encashment and the amount of group insurance have been paid to the petitioner, but other retiral dues have not been paid. The learned counsel appearing for the State submits 2 that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered as per law without delay. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the unpaid claims as highlighted in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the Deputy Secretary (Management Cell), Water Resources Department, Patna (respondent no.3). In case such a representation is filed stating distinctly the unpaid claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation may be settled at the earliest and the admitted dues, if any, may also be paid with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)