GUWAHATI, India, Sept. 8 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Aug. 8:

1. Heard Mr. P.R. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P.N. Sarma, learned standing counsel for the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 6; Mr. D. Bhattacharya, learned standing counsel for the respondent No. 3; Mr. S. Bora, learned standing counsel for the respondent No. 5; Mr. B. Deori, learned Junior Government Advocate for the respondent No. 8; Mr. D.K. Roy, learned standing counsel for the respondent No. 9 and Mr. A. Chaliha, learned standing counsel for the respondent Nos. 10 and 11.

2. In this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuing direction to the respondents to release his retirement benefits, which he is entitled to on his retirement from service w.e.f. 31.07.2022, and to issue direction to the respondents for payment of appropriate interest as per bank norms on delayed payment of the aforementioned benefits. 3. The background facts, leading to filing of the present petition, are briefly stated as under:

"The petitioner joined Dhupguri M.E. School on 19.11.1991 and retired from the post of Head Master from Chewaguri M.V. School, Golaghat, Assam on 31.07.2022. After his retirement, the District Elementary Education Officer ('DEEO', for short), Golaghat, vide letter dated 09.11.2022, asked the petitioner to provide his original HSLC Pass Certificate for verification of date of birth and it was also stated in the said letter that unless the document is provided, the petitioner's pension case would not be processed. Accordingly, the petitioner had submitted HSLC Pass Certificate on time. Thereafter, he had preferred a representation before the DEEO on 23.11.2022 and in the said representation, he stated that there was discrepancy regarding his age on the Admit Card and HSLC Original Certificate, and further, he stated that on 27.07.2020, he had submitted an affidavit before the Block Mission Coordinator, Golaghat South Block, wherein he had stated that he be allowed to superannuate as per the age of his Admit Card, where his date of birth is correctly stated, and he came to know that he had superannuated not according to Admit Card, but as per HSLC Certificate.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=tuqye3PhFs%2BBDn75ghiOpPg8K0Evvc5SilmDYn6DVSlbsX%2BOU3jGT%2BCbQQ9%2BezaO&caseno=WP(C)/2697/2023&cCode=1&cino=GAHC010103902023&state_code=6&appFlag=)

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