WP(C) 4914/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard Mr. Y.S. Mannan, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. D. Baruah, learned Standing counsel, Accountant General. I have also heard Ms. R. Chokraborty, learned State counsel. The petitioner who has since retired from service on attaining the age o f superannuation on 31.07.99 has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondents to release his pensionary and other retirement benefits. The petiti oner retired from service as General Manager. In the counter affidavit filed by the Accountant General, the stand taken is that after the retirement of the pe titioner on 21.07.2009, his pension papers have been forwarded to the office on 21.01.2010, but the same has been returned on 31.03.2010 seeking clarification o n the point of date of entry in the Govt. of Service. It was noticed that the da te of joining of the petitioner in the Govt. service was shown as 11.10.1993 whe reas as per the records of GE-4 Section of the office, it is shown as 31.03.1985 . Although clarification was sought for, but there is no response from the offic e of the State respondents. In the counter affidavit filed by the State respondents, it has been sta ted that there is some confusion regarding the entry into service of the petitio ner as to whether it should be 1985 or 1993. It is the stand of the respondents that the matter has been referred to Pension and Public Grievance Cell. In the name of such references the respondents cannot sit over the matte r indefinitely. As per the instruction under Pension Rules, the pension case of a retired employee shall be finalised within a couple of months. In the instant case, although the pension papers of the petitioner had been returned by the Ac countant General to the office about one year back, but the State respondents ha ve not done anything in the matter. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the res pondents to finalise the pension case of the petitioner on or before 30.04.2011 failing which an interest @ 9% will accrue and the same shall be realised from t he erring officials.