Raghunandan Prasad Sinha v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.24714 of 2019 ====================================================== Raghunandan Prasad Sinha S/o Banke Bihari Lal Resident of VillageTirojpur, P.O. Gajrajganj, P.S.- Udwantnagar, District- Bhojpur, Presently residing in Awadhpuri Road No.- 4, Chandwa More, (Ara). ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar.

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The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.

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The Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 4.

The District Accounts Officer, Bhojpur (Ara). 5.

The District Treasury Officer, Bhojpur (Ara). ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sanjeev Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Ajay Kumar Rastogi ( Aag10 ) For the A.G :

Mr. Manikant Misha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 22-06-2020 Heard counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has superannuated on 31.12.2009. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition relates to revision of pension and gratuity amount in view of grant of 3rd MACP.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in terms of the decision of the Finance Department dated 08.01.2015 the petitioner is entitled to replacement scale of Rs.9300-34800/- with effect from 01.01.2009. Learned counsel further submits that on 25.03.2015, the District Agriculture Officer, Bhojpur sent a letter to the office of the Accountant

Patna High Court CWJC No.24714 of 2019(3) dt.22-06-2020 2/2 General, Patna, Bihar for issuing authority slip with regard to revision of pension and gratuity in view of the grant of 3rd MACP to the petitioner. He referred to the letter dated 25.02.2016 (Annexure-2).

Considering the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the office of the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna to take appropriate decision, if not already taken, within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order so that the petitioner may be granted all the consequential benefits at the earliest. If there is any delay in taking appropriate decision, the petitioner would be entitled to 9% interest from 25.02.2016 till the date of actual payment. With the aforesaid, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) spandey/- U