IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1632 of 2011 YOGENDRA SAH, son of late Shiv Baran Sah Resident of village- Bakhari, Nazir, P.O- Mehsi, District-East Champaran ………. ……Petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Principal Secretary, Department of Human Resources and Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 3.The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 4.The District Superintendent of Education, East Champaran, Motihari 5.The Treasury Officer, East Champaran at Motihari. 6.The Block Education and Extension Officer, Mehsi, East Champaran. 7.The Drawing and Disbursing Officer-Cum-Headmaster, Govt. Middle School, Ghariari Chak, Mehsi, East Champaran. 8.The Accountant General, Birchand Patel Path, Bihar, Patna. 9.The District Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran …….. ……..Respondents ----------- 2. 27.1.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Accountant General and learned A.C. to G.P.-V for the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the District Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran as respondent no.9. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 31.10.2009 as Headmaster, Government Middle School, Bakhari, East Champaran, has prayed for directing the respondents particularly respondent no.5 to make payment of amount of pension, gratuity as well as amount of commutation. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the Accountant General i.e. respondent no.8 long 2 back issued P.P.O. in respect of pension, authority for gratuity and commutation of pension. To the reasons best known to respondent no.5- the Treasury Officer, East Champaran at Motihari, payment has not been made to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to annexure-1 series, which is a copy of P.P.O. in respect of pension, authority for gratuity as well as commutation of pension. On perusal of annexure-1 series, it is evident that all the three authorization were issued by the Accountant General in the month of June, 2010. The petition stands allowed with a direction to respondent no.5 to immediately clear all the aforesaid dues and payment must be made within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It is made clear that the petitioner will be entitled to interest on delayed payment. The respondent no.9-the District Magistrate, Motihari, East Champaran is directed to conduct an enquiry for fixing the responsibility regarding delay in clearing the dues in favour of the petitioner and the amount of interest should be recovered from the pocket of concerned officer/employee responsible for delay in payment of dues to the petitioner. This decision should be taken within a period of three month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order Md.S. ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)