Hira Paswan v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8531 of 2020 ====================================================== Hira Paswan S/o Late Suvba Paswan R/o village Bangaon Bazar (teli tola), Bajpatti, P.S. Bajpatti, Dist- Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar 2.

The District Magistrate, Gopalganj.

3.

The Deputy Collector, District Establishment, Gopalganj. 4.

The Block Development Officer, Vijayeepur, Gopalganj. 5.

The Accountant General of Bihar, R. Block Road, Patna, Bihar. 6.

The Treasury Officers, Gopalganj.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, Adv.

For the State :

Mr. Manish Kumar, AC to AAG 6 (Ex.) For the A.G.

:

Mr. Binod Kumar Labh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 19-01-2024 Heard Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Mishra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Manish Kumar, learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioner, who initially worked as a PACS Manager under the Co-operative Department, has filed the present writ petition seeking a direction upon the respondents to ensure the payment of retiral benefits/pension and arrears in view of resolution issued by the Government of Bihar in the Department of Co-operative as contained in Memo No. 1235 dated 26.02.2014 issued in terms of the order/judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in SLP/Civil Appeal No. 7357/96.

3. On the last occasion, a counter affidavit had been

Patna High Court CWJC No.8531 of 2020 dt.19-01-2024 2/2 filed on behalf of the State respondent and submission was made that the sanction letter has already been issued to the Accountant General for grant of pension to the petitioner vide Letter No. 793 dated 08.07.2022. In response thereto, the respondent Accountant General ( A& E), Bihar (respondent No.

5) by referring to the counter affidavit duly sworn on 12.01.2024 has submitted that on the basis of the afore-noted departmental sanction order, office of the Accountant General has already authorised pensionary benefits vide letter dated 31.08.2022 in favour of the petitioner.

4. In view of the averments made in the counter affidavit, this Court directs the Treasury Officer, Gopalganj to ensure payment of all the admissible retiral dues, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if the same has not been paid to the petitioner till date.

5. This disposes the writ petition.

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