IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17158 of 2011 Sri Mahendra Prasad Singh S/o Late Brige Prasad Singh, Resident of Village Baribigha, P.S. Masaurhi, Dist-Patna. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board, through its Secretary, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. General Manager Cum Chief Engineer, Mithila Area Electricity Board, Darbhanga. 4. Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Darbhanga. 5. Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Darbhanga. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3. 13.10.2011. Heard Shri Nawal Kishore Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Dharmeshwar Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired as Vehicle Driver from the office of Electrical Executive Engineer, Central Store, Sakari with effect from 31.1.2011, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay all his retiral dues. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that till date, nothing has been paid to the petitioner. It was orally submitted that on the date of retirement, no proceeding either criminal or departmental was pending against him. In view of the fact that petitioner 2 has already retired in the month of January,2011, the court is of the opinion that there is no reason to with hold retiral dues. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to the respondents to pay all the retiral dues of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. This order will be given effect to only in a case if there was no proceeding either criminal or departmental pending against the petitioner on the date of retirement. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)