IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13731 of 2008 Mohan Kant Jha, Son of late Uma Kant Jha, Resident of Village & Post Sirua, Via-Anandpur, P.S. Baheri, Distt. Darbhanga. ------------ Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Executive Engineer, Gramin Vikash Parmandal, Saharsa. 3. The Executive Engieer, Poorviya Koshi Tatbandh Parmandal, Supaul. 4. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ------------ Respondents ----------- 2 04.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State as also Accountant General. In this case, the grievance of the petitioner is rather a man made problem. The petitioner initially having retired had opted to draw his pension from the treasury office at Darbhanga but later on he had changed his mind and wanted such payment from the treasury office, Supaul. In this transfer of authorization by the office of the Accountant General and the Government of Bihar, there had been some misunderstanding on account of which the validity of the earlier sanction order had expired. However, from the letter of the Accountant General dated 15.12.2009, it appears that a fresh authorization has been sent to the Treasury Officer, Supaul vide 2 letter no. isu-15-2317-19 dated 15.12.2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that despite this order, the Treasury Officer, Supaul treasury is playing the game of ducks and drakes. In view of the fact that the only hitch for non-payment of the retirement benefit of the petitioner was lack of proper authorization order from the office of the Accountant General and the same has already been issued on 15.12.2009, as noted above, this Court would direct the Treasury Officer, Supaul to ensure that the entire payment of the retirement benefit as admissible to him is made within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, failing which it is Treasury Officer, Supaul who would be liable to pay interest from his own pocket at the rate of 10% per annum on the entire amount of admissible dues. Let it be noted that the amount of Group Insurance, Leave Encashment and Provident Fund have already been paid to the petitioner and it is only the matter of payment of pension and gratuity as also the 3 computation of pension which has to be taken up and paid by the Treasury Officer of Supaul. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)