IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17084 of 2011 Gangadhar Thakur Son of Late Subhag Lal Thakur, resident of village Sarabe, P.O. and P.S. Khajauli, District Madhubani. ... ... 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, Patna. 4. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Mithila Electric Supply Area, Darbhanga. 5. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Barauni. 6. The Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. 7. Director of Terminal Benefits, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 28.9.2011. Heard Shri Shyam Kishore Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ajay Kumar Gautam, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 31.8.2010 as Account Assistant from Electric Supply Division, Barauni, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay sanctioned amount of gratuity, G.P.F. and Leave Encashment. The petitioner has further prayed for directing the respondents to pay arrear of revised pension from September,2010 to June,2011, arrear of revised pay from 1.4.2007 to 2 31.5.2009 and interest on delayed payment of amount under the head of G.S.S. In view of the fact that amount under the head of gratuity, G.P.F. and Leave Encashment has already been sanctioned by the competent authority as stated in the writ petition, the court is of the opinion that there is no reason for with holding the payment. Accordingly, the respondents, particularly respondent no.3/Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board and respondent no.5/Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Barauni are directed to take steps for payment of sanctioned amount of Gratuity, G.P.F. and Leave Encashment along with admissible statutory interest to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. It has been indicated by the petitioner that G.S.S. amount was sanctioned on 23.9.2010. However, payment under the said head was made after considerable delay i.e. on 27.7.2011 and as such the petitioner was entitled to get interest on the said amount 3 from 23.9.2010 i.e. the date of sanction till the date of payment i.e. 27.7.2011. Accordingly, respondents are also directed to pay interest on the amount of G.S.S. from the date of sanction till the date of payment. In respect of other grievances, it has further been submitted that the petitioner has approached the authority concerned on number of occasions and filed number of representations. However, no decision has been taken till date. Accordingly, in respect of remaining claim, the court is of the opinion that liberty can be granted to the petitioner to file a detailed representation before respondent no.3/Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, respondent no.3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of filing of such representation. If respondent no.3 considers the claim of the petitioner as 4 genuine, he is required to pass order for payment within aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, respondent no.3 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within four months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)