IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8064 of 2009 Shankar Mandal, Son of Jageshwar Mandal, resident at old Post Office Road, Tilka Manjhi, P.S. Barari, District Bhagalpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Secretary, P.H.E.D. Vishwasariya, Bhawan, Patna 2. The Chief Engineer, P.H.E.D., Vishwasariya, Bhawan, Patna 3. The Superintending Engineer, P.H.E. Mechanical, Circle, Bhagalpur ----------- 02/ 16.07.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner was serving as Accounts Clerk in the office of the Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (Mechanical Circle), Bhagalpur. His service was terminated in August, 2005. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that while terminating his services, the authorities were required to have paid the Group Insurance amount in terms of the Rules of the State Government, bearing notification No. 13002 dated 17.11.1979, Annexure-1 to this application. For such payment, petitioner also represented before the Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (Mechanical Circle), Bhagalpur and the representation is dated 25.7.2008, Annexure- 2 to this application. 4. Let the Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (Mechanical Circle), Bhagalpur consider the representation of the petitioner dated 25.7.2008, Annexure-2 to this application and pass reasoned order in 2 accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 5. It is made clear that if the Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Department (Mechanical Circle), Bhagalpur is of the view that Group Insurance amount is payable then he should ensure payment of the amount within the aforesaid period. 6. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)