IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4249 of 2007 BACHCHA MAHTO S/o- Late Bishun Mahto resident of village-Chhawani, P.S. Bettiah, District :-West Champaran Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD through its Secretary Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna-1. 2. The Financial Controller, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna-1 3. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Motihari. 4. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Bettiah. 5. the Electrical Sub Divisional Officer, Bettiah, West Champaran. 6. The Accounts Officer, B.S.E.B. Bettiah ----------- 2 22.03.2010 Mr. Amrendra Nath Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. V.K. Verma, J.C. to Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, learned counsel for the Electricity Board are present. The writ petition was filed for payment of the post retiral dues as admissible to the writ petitioner who superannuated as a line-man from the Electric Supply Division of the respondent Board with effect from 31.3.2006. A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the respondents after serving the copy on learned counsel for the petitioner. The details of payment of the post retiral dues of the petitioner has been set out in paragraph 6 of the said counter affidavit and relates to pension, leave encashment, G.P.F., gratuity, G.S.S. and dearness allowance arrears. It has further been admitted 2 that arrears of pension for the period April, 2006 to June, 2006 for Rs. 23,229/- is yet to be paid and for which requisition has been made to the Accounts Officer, Electrical Circle, Motihari for disbursement of the said claim. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits the position but submits that as the payments having been made after considerable delay hence the petitioner is entitled for statutory interest as admissible on the said amount. In the aforesaid circumstances where almost the entire retiral dues of the petitioner has been paid to him and as the G.P.F. was paid to him on 21.8.2006, the G.S.S. amount was paid on 30.8.2006 i.e. within the reasonable time from the date of retirement of the petitioner on 31.3.2006, I do not consider that any case for award of interest has been made out by the petitioner. However, so far as the pending amount of the arrears of salary of Rs. 23,229/- is concerned, the same should be paid to the petitioner within four weeks from today, if not already paid. The writ petition stands disposed. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )