Umesh Prasad Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7484 of 2015 =========================================================== Umesh Prasad Singh Son of Late Bishundeo Prasad Singh, resident of VillageChaksamya, P.O.- Samyagarh, District- Patna at present Mohalla- Munnachak (Near east of college of Commerce) P.0. Lohiyanagar, P.S. Patrakar Nagar, DistrictPatna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary W.R.D., Bihar Patna.

2. Chief Engineer, Cannal Division, Water Resources Department, Bihar, Patna.

3. Executive Engineer, Rural Works Division, Areraj, East Champaran.

4. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.

=========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 26-07-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Nobody appears on behalf of the Accountant General.

2. The petitioner has moved the Court for the following reliefs:

"That, through this application the petitioner seeks indulgence of this Hon'ble Court for issuance of an appropriate writ/writs, order/orders, direction/directions commanding the respondents to make payment of all retiral dues including admitted dues of salary and accordingly fixed pension and grant any other relief or reliefs for which the petitioner is legally entitled to."

3. In terms of the previous orders, counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the authorities of the State of Bihar, affirmed by the respondent no. 3.

4. From the same, it is evident that payment under all

Patna High Court CWJC No.7484 of 2015 dt.26-07-2018 2/2 heads of post retiral benefits have been made; details whereof have also been stated in the counter affidavit. However, with regard to pension, it has been stated that requisite papers have been sent to the Accountant General on 02.07.2018, for fixation of pension of the petitioner.

5. In view thereof, the Court does not find the necessity to keep the writ petition pending as the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed.

6. In view thereof, the writ petition stands disposed off with a direction to the Accountant General to ensure that the authority slip in terms of the sanction forwarded by the State Government on 02.07.2018, by the respondent no. 3, under his letter No. 951, be issued, if already not done, within two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this order before him. Subsequent thereto, the concerned authorities shall ensure that the amount payable to the petitioner in terms of the authority issued by the Accountant General is also paid to him without any delay. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J.) P. Kumar AFR/NAFR U