CWP(T) No. 11544/2008 09.08.2011 Present: Ms. Anjuli Soni Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Vinod Thakur, Dy. A.G. for the respondents Petitioner has prayed for the following relief:- “(i) That the respondents may please be directed to calculate the amount of officiating benefits of the applicant and release it in the favour of the applicant with interest @ 12% per annum calculable at the end of the respondents.” 2. It is not in dispute that petitioner was asked to discharge duties as a Senior Assistant/Accountant for the reason that one Sh. Tirlok Thakur, who was officiating as a Senior Assistant from the tribal area stood transferred. Undisputedly, petitioner who was posted as a Clerk, discharged the duties of a Senior Assistant for more than 19 months which is also evident from Annexures A-3 & A-4. Respondents have taken a stand that the amount cannot be disbursed as there was no prior sanction before handing over charge of a Senior Assistant to the petitioner. This stand cannot be permitted to be taken for the simple reason that the Block Medical Officer who was Incharge of the station, by way of written orders had directed the petitioner to officiate and discharge the duties of a Senior Assistant. It is not in dispute that such duties were discharged to the satisfaction of the employer and petitioner was otherwise eligible to be appointed as a Senior Assistant. 3. As such, present petition needs to be allowed. Significantly, respondents did not respond to the legal notice sent by the petitioner. As such, a direction is issued to the respondents to release the benefits for the period for which the petitioner has worked as a Senior Assistant. Consequential action shall be taken within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the judgment. 4. With the aforesaid observations, petition stands disposed off. August 09, 2011 ( Sanjay Karol ), (rana) Judge.