Purnendu Singh, J. – Heard Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Paswan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner; Dr. Mankeshwar Siwani, learned AC to AAG-3 appearing on behalf of the State; Mr. Pyush Lal, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Patna High Court and Dr. Anand Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Accountant General.

2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that petitioner is entitled for pension in terms of Bihar Pension Rules, 1950 after having completed 33 years of his service. However, petitioner has been denied the said benefit only on the ground that the Accountant General, Bihar has raised certain query vide letter dated 13.09.2021 addressed to the Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Civil Court, Gaya and in pursuant to the said query the Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Civil Court, Gaya had communicated that petitioner has qualified 33 years of service in accordance with the provision of Bihar Pension Rules, 1950. After qualifying the pensionable service period, the petitioner is entitled for pension. The Accountant General, Bihar has again made the same query vide Memo No.1722 dated 14.02.2022 to be clarified by the Drawing