IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15578 of 2011 Balmiki Sharma, Son of Late Mathura Singh, Resident of Village – Chihuta, Police Station – Rani Talab, District – Patna. ……….. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources Development, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Education Officer, Patna. 4. The District Programme Officer, Patna. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Patna. 6. The District Accounts Officer, Patna. 7. The Headmaster-cum-Drawing & Disbursing Authority, Naubatpur, District – Patna. 8. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ……………….. Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 13.09.2011 Heard Sri Ranjit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Balram Kapri, learned AC to Government Pleader No. 14, who appears on behalf of Respondent Nos. 1 to 7/State of Bihar and learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent No. 8/Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. The petitioner, who retired as ‘Assistant Teacher’ from Government Middle School, Nagwan, Naubatpur in the district of Patna with effect from 31.08.2009 has prayed for directing the respondents to pay all his retiral dues. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that save and except payment of amount under the heads of leave encashment and group insurance nothing has been paid to the petitioner till date. The petitioner has made specific statement in paragraph no. 4 of the writ petition that he retired without any adverse remarks during the entire service tenure. Learned counsel for the petitioner informs the court that 2 no departmental proceeding was pending against the petitioner. In view of the facts and circumstances, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of directing the respondents particularly respondent no. 3/District Education Officer, Patna and respondent no. 6/District Accounts Officer, Patna to take all steps so that sanction order in respect of fixation of final pension, gratuity, commutation of pension and other retiral dues must be issued within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna (respondent no. 8) is required to issue authorization within four weeks from the date of receipt of the sanction order. The respondent no. 5/District Provident Fund Officer, Patna is directed to take all steps for payment of amount under the head of GPF to the petitioner within eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It goes without saying that the petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on all his retiral dues. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)