IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20148 of 2011 Kusum Sinha wife of Late Gopal Krishan Sinha, Savitri villa, Hamam Lene, Deewan Mohalla, P.O. Patna City, District Patna. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, through its Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 3. The Joint Secretary, B.S.E.B., Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The General Manager-Cum-Chief Engineer, Barauani Thermal Power Station, Begusarai. 5. Deputy Director of Accounts, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Begusarai. 6. Account Officer, B.T.P.S. Begusarai. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 18.11.2011. Heard Shri Shyam Kishore Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Santosh Kumar Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. It is a hard case in which the husband of the petitioner, while functioning as Assistant Controller at Barauni Thermal Power Station, Beugsarai, died on 1.8.2004. After the death of husband of the petitioner, the competent authority sanctioned amount of Rs.84,597/- towards D.C.R. Gratuity and competent authority also issued sanction for an amount of Rs.10,000/- under Bihar State Electricity Board Employee Welfare Scheme 2006. Despite the fact that sanction order was passed long back till date, payment has not been made 2 to the petitioner, thereafter, the petitioner has approach this Court by filing the present writ petition. It was submitted that the petitioner is entitled to get aforesaid amount along with penal interest. In view of the fact that gratuity amount was sanctioned in the year 2007 and amount of Rs.10,000/- under Bihar State Electricity Board Employee Welfare Scheme was sanctioned in 2009 and till date, payment has not been made, the court is of the opinion that the respondents, particularly respondent nos.4 and 5/General Manager-Cum-Chief Engineer, Barauani Thermal Power Station, Begusarai and Deputy Director of Accounts, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Begusarai respectively can be directed to make payment of aforesaid sanctioned amount along with simple interest at the rate of 5% from the date of sanction till the date of payment. The payment must be made to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)