Shashi Bhushan Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3016 of 2015 ====================================================== Shashi Bhushan Singh, son of Sri Diwakar Prasad Singh, Resident of Village Ganyari, P.S. Sakra, District Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. Agriculture Director, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. Dy. Director (Administrator), Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. Director, Provident Fund, Provident Fund Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Patna.

6. Accountant General, Bihar, Bir Chand Patel Path, Patna.

7. District Agriculture Officer, Saharsa.

.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Satish Chandra Jha-3, Advocate For the State : M/s. P.N. Shahi, AAG and Rajesh Ranjan, A.C. to AAG For Accountant General : Mr. Madhuresh Prasad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 27-07-2015 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the District Agriculture Officer, Saharsa respondent no.7 in course of the day.

The Director, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar is present in person.

A supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent nos.2 to 4. A letter dated 23.07.2015 written by the

Patna High Court CWJC No.3016 of 2015 (5) dt.27-07-2015 2/3 Director, Agriculture addressed to the District Agriculture Officer, Saharsa has been brought on record as AnnexureD to the aforesaid affidavit. It is now an admitted position that the petitioner is entitled for such relief in Agriculture Subordinate Service for which direction has already been given by the Director, Agriculture for sanctioning all the retiral dues.

Accordingly, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.7 to make necessary sanction with respect to the petitioner's retiral dues within a period of four weeks and, thereafter, sanction order should immediately be sent to the respondent no.6, i.e., the Accountant General with respect to such heads which are required to be authorized by him. In such case, the Accountant General should also take steps for issuing necessary authorization within a period of further three weeks. So far the G.P.F. is concerned, let the same be also paid within the aforesaid period of four weeks along with the statutory interest. Let a decision for payment of interest upon the delayed payment of pension and gratuity be also taken by sanctioning authority in view of Annexure-4 which is a decision of the Government in this regard.

Patna High Court CWJC No.3016 of 2015 (5) dt.27-07-2015 3/3 Personal appearance of the Director, Agriculture is dispensed with.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) N.H./- U