IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17929 of 2011 Hira Prasad Singh, Son of Late Kalanand Singh, Resident of Village – Madrauni, Police Station – Rangra, District – Bhagalpur. ……. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4. Superintending Engineer, Public Health Division, Katihar. 5. Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Katihar. 6. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ………. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 13.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Arjun Prasad, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel No. 24, who appears on behalf of Respondent No. 1 to 5 / State of Bihar and learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 6 / Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. The petitioner, who retired on 30.06.2010, as “Store Keeper” from Public Health Division, Water Resources Department, Katihar, has prayed for directing the Respondents to pay all his retiral dues. The petitioner has made it clear in the petition that after retirement only amounts of Provident Fund and L.I.C. have been paid. Except those amounts, nothing has been paid, till date, nor even provisional pension has been fixed. It was orally submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on the date of retirement no proceeding, either departmental or criminal, was pending against the petitioner. In view of the facts and circumstances, the writ petition stands allowed, directing the Respondents, particularly the 2 Respondent No. 5 /Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Katihar, to clear all the retiral dues of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. The court expects that immediately after receipt of the sanction order from the State authority, the Respondent No. 6/Accountant General, Bihar, Patna, will issue authorization within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt. Thereafter, there shall be no hindrance in crediting of the retiral dues to the account (A/c) of the petitioner. This order will be given effect only in a case if no proceeding, either departmental or criminal, was pending against the petitioner on the date of his retirement. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)