IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14649 of 2011 Indra Narayan Singh, Aged About 61 Years, Retired Draftman-I, Saharsa, Electrical Circle S/O Late Kuldip Prasad Singh Jai Prabha Nagar, Kayastha Toli, Eastern Side, P.O. & P.S.-Saharsa. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board Through Its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The Director Terminal Benefit, Bihar State Electricity Board Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The General Manager-Cum-Chief Engineer, Area Electricity Board P.O. & P.S. And Distt.-Saharsa. 5. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Saharsa. ---------------------------------- 2 8/9/2011 Heard Sri R.K. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the Respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The petitioner, who retired as ‘Draftman’, Electric Supply Circle, Saharsa on 31/7/2010 has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of sanctioned amount of gratuity and GPF along with statutory interest. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to ‘Annexures – 1 & 2’ to the writ petition and submits that amount of gratuity to the tune of Rs. 5,90,733.00/- was sanctioned by the competent authority on 10/12/2010 and amount of GPF to the tune of Rs. 8,22,645.00/- was sanctioned on 30/7/2010, however, till date, payment has not been made. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further 2 claimed interest on delayed payment of amount under the head of GSS. In view of the fact that there is no dispute regarding the claim of the petitioner in respect of gratuity and GPF, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of directing the respondents particularly respondent no. 3 / Director Terminal Benefit, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna to take steps for payment of sanctioned amount of gratuity and GPF as per ‘Annexures – 1 & 2’ to the petition within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order along with admissible statutory interest. So far as interest on delayed payment of amount of GSS is concerned, the petitioner is granted liberty to file representation before respondent no. 3 within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, respondent no. 3 is required to pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If the respondent no. 3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine he is required to pass order for payment within three months from the date of filing of such representation. Even in case of refusal, the respondent no. 3 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within three months from the date of filing of 3 such representation. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)