IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12929 of 2010 ARJUN PRASAD SON OF LATE BUNDI MAHTO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHUAPUR, P.S. BAKHTIYARPUR, DISTRICT - PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, BIHAR, PATNA. 4. CHIEF ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, BHAGALPUR RANGE, BHAGALPUR. 5. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, IRRIGATION CIRCLE, KHARAGPUR, DISTRICT – MUNGER 6. SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, WATER WAYS CIRCLE, GAYA. 7. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, PLANNING AND MONITORING DIVISION ANISABAD, PATNA. 8. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION TARAPUR, MUNGER. 9. ASSISTANT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, KHARAGPUR DISTRICT – MUNGER. 10. BIRENDRA KUMAR MISHRA, THE THEN EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, IRRIGATION DIVISION, TARAPUR DISTRICT MUNGER PRESENTLY POSTED AT IRRIGATION DIVISION, DEHRI-ON-SONE, ROHTAS. 11. DWIJENDRA KUMAR, THE THEN ASSISTANT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION SUB DIVISION, KHARAGPUR, DISTRICT – MUNGER PRESENTLY POSTED AS ASSISTANT ENGINEER, IRRIGATION SIWAN. 12. DEPUTY DIRECTOR, PROVIDENT FUND, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, PANT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, BIHAR, PATNA. ----------- 02. 12.08.2010 Heard Mr. Devendra Kumar Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that petitioner upon superannuation on 31st of January 2010 from the post of Assistant Engineer, Water Resources Department 2 under the office of the respondent no.6, retiral dues has not been settled and paid despite representation annexing the details of the claims vide Annexure-5 Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State submits that the claims of the petitioner as enclosed in Annexure -5 need to be verified from the records. It is further submitted that other claims of the petitioner with regard to arrears of salary has been paid as stated in paragraph 12 of the writ application. 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. 3 with a copy to respondent nos. 4 to 8. In such view of the matter, 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 above respondent shall consider the claims of the petitioner as raised in the representation in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled without delay and the admitted dues could also be paid along with 3 interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish/ ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)