IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1198 of 2008 KRISHNADEO PRASAD son of late Kesho Chaudhary, resident of village Sultanpur, P.S. Ekangar Sarai (Telhara), District Nalanda, at present posted as Anchaladhikari, Irrigation Revenue Collection Circle, Vikram, Patna Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Sri Ajay Nayak, The Commissioner- cum- Secretary, Water Resources Department, Irrigation Building, Patna 2. Sri Sheo Sharan Chaudhary, the Deputy Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Department of Water Resources, Patna 3. Sri Balmiki Sharma, the Executive Engineer, Sone Canal Division, Khagaul, Patna 4. The State of Jharkhand through Sri Mahavir Prasad, the Commissioner- cum- Secretary, Water Resources Department, Nepal House, Ranchi. ----------- 04/ 04.11.2009 Later on In compliance of my order no. 3 dated 4.11.2009, the Executive Engineer, Sone Canal Division, Khagaul, Patna, opposite partyno.3 is present. He states that the arrears of the pensionery dues could not be paid to the petitioner as the bill was not countersigned by the head of the office, wherefrom petitioner superannuated, namely, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Sone Canal, Sub-Division, Bikram and copy of the bill may be handed over to him (opposite party no.3), who shall get the same counter signed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bikram and thereafter the bill shall be forwarded to the Govt. treasury in the Nirman Bhawan, Patna for payment to the petitioner. In view of the request of the opposite party no.3, petitioner has handed over the copy of the bill to opposite party no.3, who is directed to obtain signature of the Sub-Divisional Officer and thereafter to forward with his signature to the Treasury Officer and ensure payment as early as possible, in any case within two weeks from today. In case petitioner is not 2 satisfied with the amount paid in terms of the bill then he is at liberty to represent before the Executive Engineer, opposite party no.3 for such payment as also for payment claimed in paragraph 6 of the supplementary affidavit affirmed by the petitioner on 13.2.2009. The opposite party no.3 shall pass a reasoned order either accepting or rejecting the claim. Further representation of the petitioner in terms of this order be disposed of by the opposite party no.3, as early as possible, in any case within two months of its receipt. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)