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Awadhesh Prasad v. The State Of Bihar

2020-06-25Mr. Justice Dr. Anil Kumar Upadhyay2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4982 of 2020 ====================================================== Awadhesh Prasad, Son of Late Dwarika Prasad, R/O- Durga Niwas, 1L-46, Anand Path, Kanti Factory Road, North of PNB, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Kankarbagh, B.H.Colony, P.O. and P.S.- Kankarbagh, District- Patna, Bihar - 800026.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Public Health and Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Principal Secretary, Public Health and Engineering Department, Department Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Engineer-in-Chief- Special Secretary, Public Health and Engineering Department, Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Engineering Darbhanga, Circle, Darbhanga.

5.

The Executive Engineer, Public Health Division, Madhubani. 6.

The Executive Engineer, Public Health Design and Planning Division no. 5, Patna.

7.

The Assistant Engineer, Public Health Division, Madhubani. 8.

The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

9.

The Treasury officer, Patna and Madhubani.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Alok Ranjan For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Arvind Ujjwal (Sc4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 25-06-2020 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State and the Accountant General.

The petitioner retired after attaining the age of superannuation on 30.11.2019.

The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ application is non-payment of salary from September, 2019 to November, 2019 and also non-payment of post-retiral dues.

Patna High Court CWJC No.4982 of 2020(2) dt.25-06-2020 2/2 Considering the fact that the petitioner retired in November, 2019 and there is statement on behalf of the petitioner that no departmental proceeding was pending against the petitioner, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take final decision with regard to payment of salary from September, 2019 to November, 2019 and also take final decision with regard to post-retiral dues of the petitioner, if not already paid, within a maximum period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and ensure payment thereof within the aforesaid period, failing which, the petitioner shall be entitled to payment of interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of filing of writ petition till the date of actual payment. . (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U