Pankaj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3959 of 2020 ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar, Son of Late Kapil Deo, Resident of Near Sapna Ply, Bhoothnath Road, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, B.H. Colony, Patna-800026, Bihar.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Old Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Agriculture Production Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Patna.

4.

The Principal Secretary, General Administrative Department, Old Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5.

The Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, New Secretariat, Patna. 6.

The Director, Department of Agriculture, New Secretariat, Government of Bihar, Patna-15.

7.

The Joint Director (Chemical) Soil Test Laboratory, Mithapur, Patna. 8.

District Agriculture Officer, Bettiah, District- West Champaran. 9.

District Treasury Officer, Patna, District- Patna. 10.

District Accounts Officer, Collectoriate, Patna. 11.

Accountant General, Bihar, Patna- 800001.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Dilip Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.AC to PAAG-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 24-06-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

The petitioner has filed the present writ application for issuance of writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions to the respondents to give retirement benefits with interest to the petitioner, who has completed his service successfully and superannuated on 31.12.2018 such as:

(i) arrears of difference of salary from

Patna High Court CWJC No.3959 of 2020(2) dt.24-06-2020 2/2 02.09.2018 till 31.12.2018 amounting to Rs.22,00,000/- approx.

(ii) arrears of difference of gratuity amounting to Rs.13,82,989/- (iii) arrears of difference of leave encashment amounting to Rs. 7,86,825/- and (iv) Excess deducted in Service Tax Rs.8,000/- with interest thereon.

The petitioner retired on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.12.2018.

Considering the fact that the petitioner has superannuated, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take appropriate decision with regard to entitlement of the petitioner quoted hereinabove so that the admissible dues may be paid to the petitioner at the earliest preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, failing which the petitioner shall be entitled to interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of retirement.

With the aforesaid, the writ application stands disposed.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U