Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.

1. Heard Mr. Arvind Kr. Singh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. R.K. Sahi, learned A.C. to A.A.G. in W.P.(S) No. 3813 of 2013, Mrs. Swati Shalini, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Yogesh Modi, learned A.C. to A.A.G. in W.P.(S) No. 7056 of 2011 and Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned J.C. to G.A Bihar in both the writ petitions.

2. As in both the writ petitions common issues are involved, therefore, these writ petitions are heard together and being disposed of with common judgment.

3. The petitioners have preferred these writ petitions for payment of full and final gratuity, leave encashment of 300 days (in W.P.(S) No. 3813 of 2013) and for 200 days (in W.P.(S) No. 7056 of 2011) of unutilized earned leave on the basis of last emoluments and for grant of A.C.P.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner (in W.P.(S) No. 3813 of 2013) submits that the petitioner was initially appointed as a Peon on 01.02.1977 under the Bihar Panchayati Raj Finance Corporation Ltd. and he was posted at Chaibasa. The petitioner has served the said respondent corporation at Giridih in the State of Jharkhand before the bifurcation of the State of Bihar and he