IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1247 of 2005 MANI LAL THAKUR Versus THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS. ----------- 03/ 30.11.2009 Heard Mr. B.N. Tiwary, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, learned junior counsel to Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, appearing for the Electricity Board. The petitioner retired from the services of the Board with effect from 31.3.2004 and moved this Court through this writ petition for payment of his retiral benefits. A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the Board and in paragraph-6 thereof the details made to the petitioner has been illustrated. It has also been stated that the arrears arising by reason of pay-revision has also been paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that admittedly the payments towards the retiral benefits have been paid to him after some delay and thus he is entitled to statutory interest arising from those retiral benefits in relation to General Provident Fund and Group Savings. As admittedly the retiral benefits of the petitioner has been paid to him, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file a 2 representation before the Financial Controller, respondent no. 4 of the Board as regarding his claim for statutory interest on Group Savings and General Provident Fund for the delayed period that has occurred in the payment of the same. If such a representation is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the same should be considered and disposed of by the Financial Controller, respondent no. 4 within a period of three months therefrom and any amount which is found payable towards statutory interest on the claims put forth by the petitioner should be paid to him. If any claim of the petitioner is found not payable to the petitioner, the same should be rejected by a speaking order to be passed within the same stipulated period. The writ petition stands disposed of with the directions aforesaid. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)