IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2754 of 2007 CHANDRA MAULESHWAR PRASAD SINGH, son of Late Ram Nandan Singh of Village Cowar Dharampur, P.O. Ladwa Tola Via Barh, District Patna ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budh Marg, Patna through its Chairman. 4. The Managing Director, Bihar State Co- operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budh Marg, Patna. 5. The Secretary, Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budh Marg, Patna. 6. The Director, Personnel, Bihar State Co- operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budh Marg, Patna. 7. Secretary, Co-operative Department, Bihar, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 16. 15.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-Bank. A supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondents no.3 to 6 wherein the office order contained in Memo No.2016 dated 2nd of August, 2010 has been annexed as Annexure C. On perusal of the said office order it appears that the Bank has taken a decision to make payment of arrears of gratuity and leave encashment in case of the employees who have superannuated up to 31st of December, 2005. The petitioner has retired on 31st of May, 2005 and as such, now the petitioner is entitled to be paid his dues in terms of the aforesaid office order. Learned counsel for the respondent-Bank submits that the - 2 - claim of the petitioner would be verified from the records and the admissible amount would be paid with interest as permissible under the rules. Considering the submissions of the parties, the writ application stands disposed of with the direction to the Managing Director of the Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budh Marg, Patna (respondent no.4) to arrange for payment of the aforesaid amount to the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months on receipt/production of the certified copy of the present order. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)