Sanjay Kumar And ANR v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15814 of 2018 ====================================================== 1.

Sanjay Kumar S/o Late Kameshwar Shahi, resident of Village Post - Anant Kamtaul, P.S. - Kudhani, District - Muzaffarpur. 2.

Bindu Kumari D/o Late Kameshwar Shahi, W/o Vijay Kumar, resident of village Shankarpuri Sadhpura, P.S. - Mushari Ramna, District - Muzaffarpur. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

The Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Chief Engineer (Mechanical), Public Health Engineering Department, Patna.

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The Executive Engineer, Public Health Engineering Division, Samastipur. 5.

The Provident Fund Commissioner, Patna.

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The District Provident Fund Officer, Samastipur. 7.

The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Shashi Bhushan Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG-5 For Accountant General :

Mr. Vivek Anand, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 13-01-2021 The learned counsel for the respondents State Shri Alok Ranjan, AC to AAG-5 as well as Shri Vivek Anand, the learned counsel for the Accountant General, jointly state that the entire death-cum-retiral dues of the petitioners have already stood paid.

The learned counsel for the petitioners does not refute the fact that the death-cum- retiral dues have already stood paid, however, he prays that the petitioners may be granted liberty to approach the respondent authorities for grant of interest on the

Patna High Court CWJC No.15814 of 2018(5) dt.13-01-2021 2/2 delayed payment of retiral dues.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of, however, with the aforesaid liberty.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Tiwary/- U