Indradeo Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

Patna High Court CWJC No.5235 of 2015 (3) dt.30-09-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5235 of 2015 ====================================================== Indradeo Singh, S/o Late Laljee Singh, Resident of village Bijuliya Chak, P.O- Sehra, P.S.- Paliganj, Distt.- Patna .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Nirman Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna.

2. The Chief Engineer, Building Construction Department, Government of Bihar, Nirman Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna

3. The Executive Engineer, Garden Division, Building Construction Department, Off Bailey Road, Patna

4. The Treasury Officer, Patna Nirman Bhawan

5. The Accountant General, Bihar .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shri Prakash Tiwari, Advocate For the State : Mr. Md. Harun Quareshi, AC to S.C.1 For Accountant General : Mr. Mani Kant Mishra, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH KUMAR DATTA ORAL ORDER 30-09-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsels for the State and for the Accountant General, Bihar. It is stated in the counter affidavit and admitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the Gratuity and Commutation of Pension, as prayed for in the writ application, have already been paid to the petitioner.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on account of delay in such payment, interest should be paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner is unable to cite any statutory provision which requires the grant of interest on such delayed payment.

In the above circumstances, the writ application is dismissed as infructuous.

(Ramesh Kumar Datta, J) spal/- U