IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16610 of 2007 Ram Ratan Chaudhary, Son of Late Nathuni Chaudhary, resident of Village- Bishunpurwa, P.S. Siwan ( Mufassil), District-Siwan ------------- Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board, Bidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road,Patna through its Chairman 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board,Vidyut Bhawan,Bailey Road,Patna 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board,Patna 4. The Regional General Manager, Bihar State Electricity Board, Muzaffarpur 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Siwan 6. The Executive Engineer, Electrical, Siwan 7. The State of Bihar ------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 09-08-2011 Heard Sri Vijay Prakash Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner , Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent nos.1 to 6 /Bihar State Electricity Board and Sri Prakash Kumar, learned A.C. to Govt. Pleader no.7, who appears on behalf of Respondent no.7/State of Bihar. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2007 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to make payment of the retiral dues of the petitioner. Despite the fact that the writ petition was filed in the year 2007, till date no counter affidavit has been filed. However, on instruction, Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent/ Bihar State Electricity Board submits that during the pendency of the present writ petition, all the grievances of the petitioner have already been redressed. Learned counsel for the petitioner is not in a position to dispute the statement made by 2 Sri Verma, learned counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board. In view of the statement made on behalf of Bihar State Electricity Board, there is no need to keep the matter further pending. The writ petition stands disposed of. However, while disposing it of, it is desirable to grant liberty to the petitioner that if any grievance still exists, the petitioner shall be at liberty to file a representation before the Respondent no.3/ the Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. If such representation is filed by the petitioner, the Respondent no.3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law redressing the grievances of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If Respondent no.3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required pass order for payment within the aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, Respondent no.3 is required to pass speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)