IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8260 of 2006 Dudh Nath Prasad, Retired Electrical Executive Engineer, aged about 62 years, son of Late Mahangu Seth, resident of C/o Sri B.K. Sinha, MIG 59, Kankerbagh, Patna- 800 020 … … Petitioner Versus 1. Bihar State Electricity Board through its Secretary, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 2. Jharkhand State Electricity Board through its Secretary, HEC Engineering Building, At & P.O.- Dhurwa, District Ranchi 3. Financial Controller, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 4. Deputy Director of Accounts (Secretariat), Jharkhand State Electricity Board , HEC Engineering Building, At & P.O.- Dhurwa, District Ranchi 5. Deputy Director of Accounts, Patratu Thermal Power Station, District- Hazaribagh 6. Joint Secretary, , Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 7. Deputy Director of Accounts (Accounts), Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna .. … Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Nilesh Kumar Nirala, Advocate For the BSEB :Mr. Vijay Kr. Verma, Advocate 02/ 05.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board, who has not filed any counter affidavit in spite of the fact that this matter remained pending for more than five years. 2. Petitioner superannuated while serving as Electrical Executive Engineer with effect from 31.12.2003 on which date he was posted in the Patratu Thermal Power Station under the Jharkhand Board in the State of Jharkhand. 2 3. This writ petition has been filed praying, inter alia, to direct the authorities of the Bihar State Electricity Board to return his title deed which he deposited while taking House Building Advance of ` 1,10,000/- and Motorcycle Advance of ` 3,000/- before bifurcation of the State. 4. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the aforesaid two loans had been reimbursed by the petitioner by offering deductions from his salary as also retiral dues, as the entire gratuity amount has been forfeited against the aforesaid two loans granted to the petitioner. It is further submitted that in spite of loans having been paid, the title document of the petitioner is not being returned to the petitioner by the authorities of the Bihar State Electricity Board on the ground that the loan amount deducted by the authorities of the Jharkhand Electricity Board is not reimbursed to the authorities of the Bihar State Electricity Board. 5. For the failure of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board and the Bihar State Electricity Board to resolve the dispute, petitioner, who has already cleared the aforesaid loans, should not be allowed to suffer. 3 6. Let the officer i.e. Joint Secretary of the Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna under whose custody title deed of the petitioner is kept, return the document to the petitioner as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)