IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18531 of 2010 BRAJ BHUSHN PD.SINGH S/O- LATE RAMCHANDAR SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MARANCHI P.S. POONPOON DISTRICT PATNA.. Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 2. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA 4. GENERAL MANAGER/CHIEF ENGINEER CENTRAL BIHAR AREA ELECTRICITY BOARD MANGLES RAOD, PATNA. ----------- 2 10.11.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent Board. The grievance of the petitioner is against the recovery of sum of Rs. 35, 583/- from the gratuity amount as would be appearing from the Gratuity Payment Order No. 4092 dated 13 of May 2008 vide Annexure-1, the aforesaid amount is being recovered on account of excess wages drawn by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that whatever the petitioner has received by way of his wages was correct, however, even if, any excess amount was paid for which the petitioner cannot be hold responsible since the aforesaid payments were made in which petitioner had no role to play. Learned counsel for the respondent Board submits that the aforesaid claim of the petitioner needs 2 to be verified from the record. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.2 with a copy to respondent no. 3. In view of the above, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the claims of the petitioner as raised in the representation be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled. Upon consideration, in case the representation of the petitioner is accepted the amount in question recovered from the gratuity be refunded back to the petitioner expeditiously, preferably with a period of six weeks from the passing of the order on this representation. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Amrendra/ ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.) 3