Sakina Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10224 of 2024 ====================================================== Sakina Khatoon Daughter of Riyajuddin Resident of village- Chakhasin Benigir, P.S.- Muffasil, District - Munger.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The District Magistrate, Munger.

3.

The District Education Officer, Munger.

4.

The District Programme Officer (Education Establishment), Munger. 5.

The Block Education Officer, Munger.

6.

The Treasury Officer, Munger.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Akhileshwar Singh, AC to GA-2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 02-04-2025 Heard the parties.

2. At the outset, learned Advocate for the petitioner seeks permission to make the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna as a party respondent no. 7.

3. Permission is accorded.

4. Let the same be done in course of the day.

5. The petitioner superannuated from the post of Assistant Teacher from Urdu Primary School, Salempur Muffasil, District Munger. Notwithstanding her superannuation long back in the year 2021, when she has not been accorded her admissible retiral benefits, she approached this Court by filing

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6. Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, learned Advocate for the petitioner fairly submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition all the admissible retiral benefits have been paid to the petitioner, except the amount under the head of gratuity.

7. Mr. Akhileshwar Singh, learned Advocate for the State referring to the averments made in the counter affidavit has submitted that as soon as the authorization letter shall be issued by the office of the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna, the amount of gratuity shall be credited into her account by the Treasury Officer, Munger.

8. Having considered the submissions advanced on behalf of the parties and in view of the averments made in the counter affidavit, especially in paragraph no. 13, this Court deems it fit and proper to dispose off the writ petition with a direction to the respondent nos. 6 and 7 to ensure payment of the admissible gratuity amount, preferably within a period of eight weeks, from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

9. Suffice it to observe that the petitioner has already superannuated long back in the year 2021, any delay shall attract penal interest, which shall be realized from the earring

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10. The writ petition stands disposed off.

(Harish Kumar, J) shivank/- U