WP(C) 435/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. AK Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. R Adhakari, lear ned Government Advocate, for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Heard also Mr. C Barua h, learned Central Government Counsel, for the respondent No. 3. While working as Superintendent in the Directorate of Information and Public Rel ation, Government of Assam, the petitioner retired, on superannuation, on 30-06- 2003. After about 2 ‰ years of the petitioner’s retirement and, to be precise, o n 12-01-2006, a notice was issued by the respondent No. 1, namely, Principal Sec retary to the Government of Assam, Information and Public Relation Department, G uwahati, initiating a disciplinary proceeding against the petitioner for alleged misappropriation and defalcation of an amount of Rs. 6,53,201.00. The petitione r challenged the said show cause notice by filing a writ petition, which gave ri se to WP(C) No. 2188 of 2006. By judgment and order, dated 02-04-2009, the writ petition was allowed and the disciplinary proceeding, which was sought to be dra wn against the petitioner, was set aside. The Court, while dismissing the writ p etition, also held that the petitioner is entitled to receive pension and other pensionary benefits. Despite the fact that the disciplinary proceeding was set aside as far back as o n 02-04-2009, as indicated above, the petitioner has not been paid his pension a nd other retrial benefits. The petitioner has, therefore, filed this writ petiti on, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking issuance of appropri ate direction to the respondents. From the submissions made on behalf of the parties concerned, it appears that re spondent No. 3, namely, Accountant General, Assam, has returned the pension pape rs to the Department concerned, namely, respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Inasmuch as the respondent Nos. 1 and 2 have not, subsequent to the passing of the order, dated 02-04-2009, in the said writ petition, namely, WP(C) No. 2188 of 2006, carried out the necessary corrections in the pension papers of the petitioner, the respo ndent No. 3, namely, Accountant General, Assam, has been able to pass necessary orders. It is, thus, due to inaction and latches on the part of the respondent Nos. 1 an d 2, namely, Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Information and Pub lic Relation Department, Guwahati and Director, Directorate of Information and P ublic Relation Department, Guwahati respectively, that the petitioner’s pension papers have not been corrected and sent back to the respondent No. 3, namely, Ac countant General, Assam, for doing the needful in accordance with law. Considering the fact that the petitioner retired, on superannuation, as far back as on 30-06-2003, and almost about 8 years have come to pass since his retireme nt, respondent Nos. 1 and 2, namely, Principal Secretary to the Government of As sam, Information and Public Relation Department, and Director, Directorate of In formation and Public Relation Department, respectively, are hereby directed to d o what is required, with regard to the petitioner’s pension papers, so as to ena ble the petitioner receive his pension and other retrial benefits. The responden t Nos. 1 and 2, namely, Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Informat ion and Public Relation Department, and Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relation Department, respectively, shall forward the requisite the corre cted pension papers of the petitioner to the respondent No. 3, namely, Accountan t General, Assam. The whole exercise, so directed shall be completed within a pe riod of six weeks from the date of receipt of the pension papers as directed her einbefore. The respondent No. 3, namely, Accountant General, Assam, shall do the needful, i n accordance with law, within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt o f the corrected pension papers from the respondent Nos. 1 and 2, namely, Princip al Secretary to the Government of Assam, Information and Public Relation Departm ent, and Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relation Department, re spectively. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition shall stand dispo sed of. Furnish copies of this order to the learned counsel for the respondents.