IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.269 of 2005 PHULCHAND CHAUDHARY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 03/ 20-11-2009 Heard Mr. Jagdish Prasad No. 1, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Assisting counsel to A.G. 6 and learned counsel appearing for the Accountant General. The petitioner superannuated from the service of Live Stock Assistant under the Animal Husbandry Department with effect from 31.7.2000. He came before this Court through the present writ petition by reason of non-payment of his post retiral benefits. A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the State on 2.5.2005 and in paragraph-4 it was mentioned that the following retiral benefits was sanctioned/paid to the petitioner, namely:- (a) Pension vide P.P.O. No. 400819 dated 9.11.2004. (b) Gratuity G.P.O. No. 836 dated 9.11.2004 for the amount of Rs. 1, 18, 371/-. (c) G.P.F. amounting to Rs. 1, 66, 557/-. (d) G.I.C. amounting to Rs. 45,903/-. (e) Leave Encashment amounting to Rs. 57, 392/- It was further submitted that since the petitioner had not submitted his pension papers along with joint photograph in time, it was for this reason that the retiral benefits were not paid - 2 - to him within time. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner admits to the payment of his retiral benefits but makes a plea with regard to payment of statutory interest on the dues from the date the respective payment became due until the date of payment. As the entire admissible retiral benefits has been paid to the petitioner and which has also been accepted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, no useful purpose would be served in keeping this writ petition pending. In the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the writ petitioner, if so advised, to file representation before the authorities concerned of the State Government in respect of his claim of statutory interest on the belated payment of his dues. If such representation is filed on behalf of the petitioner within four weeks from today, the authorities concerned would dispose of the same by a speaking order and if the claim of the petitioner is found to be justified then the necessary payments towards interest should be made within two weeks thereafter. The writ petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid direction. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)