IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2338 of 2003 RAN BIJAY BAHADUR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 7/ 11-07-2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has filed this writ petition for the following reliefs:- (1) The direction may be made to the respondent- authorities to provide/ give all the due retiral benefits to the petitioner from the date of retirement with 18% interest . (2) The direction may be also issued to the respondent- authorities to immediately revise pension of the petitioner. (3) The direction may be issued to make payment of all the due arrears of retiral benefit in favour of the petitioner. (4) The direction may be issued to provide any other reliefs in favour of the petitioner, which he duly entitled. The submission of the petitioner is that he was appointed as “ Nakal Navis Ujrat” by the Assistant Settlement Officer, Ara vide letter No. 1579 dated 5.6.1969 ( Annexure-1). He - 2 - further submits that by the Government letter No. 1514 dated 16.7.1987 ( annexure-2) it was declared that the aforesaid “ Nakal Navis Ujarat” to be a government servant entitled to pension and gratuity under the same rules as provided to the teachers of nationalized school as per Government letter no. 1069 dated 23.6.1977 ( Annexure- A to the supplementary counter affidavit filed by the Director, Land Records and Measurement, Bihar, Patna) . Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that cut off date is 1.4.1976 for teachers retiring after that to get benefits from the date of their initial joining. From the materials on record it transpires that on 10.01.2002 ( annexure- 5) the petitioner has filed an application before the Director, Land Records and Measurement, Bihar ( respondent No. 6 ) raising all the said grievances. After that Incharge Officer of Settlement office, Bhojpur and Rohtas, Ara had also written letter dated 1.8.2002 ( annexure- 7) to the Director with respect to the petitioner’s claim but till date no order has been passed by the said Director who has filed counter affidavit and supplementary counter affidavit in the instant writ case in the year 2003 but still no order was passed by him on the said application. In the said circumstances this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application before the said Director ( respondent No. 6) within four weeks from today along with the earlier petition as well as a copy of this order and relevant materials, raising all his grievances which he has raised here. If such - 3 - an application is filed within the aforesaid time, the Director, Land Records and Measurement, Bihar, Patna ( respondent No. 6 ) is directed to dispose of the same in accordance with law by a speaking order within four weeks thereafter. However, if any amount is found payable to the petitioner it should be paid in accordance with law. B.Tiwary/ ( S. N. Hussain, J )