IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6439 of 2011 PHOOL JHA, S/O RAM CHANDRA JHA, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O.- MAHINAM, P.S.-BAHERA, DISTRICT – DARBHANGA. ……… PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE GENERAL MANAGER-CUM-CHIEF ENGINEER, MITHILA AREA BOARD, DARBHANGA. 5. THE ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY CIRCLE, DARBHANGA. 6. THE ELECTRICAL EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, ELECTRIC SUPPLY DIVISION (RURAL), DARBHANGA. 7. THE ACCOUNTS OFFICER (FUND), BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 8. THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR ACCOUNTS, MITHILA ELECTRIC AREA, DARBHANGA. ………….. RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 13.04.2011 Heard Sri Amarendra Narayan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner who retired as ‘Junior Lineman’ from Electric Sub-division, Benipur under Electric Supply Division (Rural) Darbhanga, Bihar State Electricity Board with effect from 31.10.2009 has prayed for directing the respondents to pay the retrial dues which have already been sanctioned. Said fact has been mentioned in paragraph nos. 9, 10, 11 & 12. From the record it appears that sanction order was passed sometime in the month of April/May, 2010. The petitioner has further claimed for statutory admissible interest in view of delayed payment. 2 Since the amount has already been sanctioned, the court is of the opinion that there is no reason for delay in payment. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed directing the respondent no. 3/Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna, to take steps for releasing the payment pursuant to the sanction order in respect of retrial dues. The petitioner has also prayed for directing the respondents for payment of arrears of pension. The petition stands allowed. The respondent no. 3 is directed to take all steps for clearing all the sanctioned amount in favour of the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is made clear that the petitioner shall also be entitled to get statutory admissible interest on delayed payment. The petition stands disposed of. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)