Petitioner sought interest on retiral dues for delay in payment. Held, as dues were cleared soon after superannuation, interest granted under special facts and circumstances was inappropriate; writ petition disposed of without interest.
No interest granted; retiral dues are to be paid without additional interest.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9419 of 2011
============================================= Bhagwan Prasad, son of Sri Dalgeet Prasad, resident of village and Post – Kohra Bazar, P.S. – Daudpur, District – Chapra, Saran. .... .... Petitioner Versus
.... .... Respondents
============================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH ORAL ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner does not dispute that during pendency of the writ petition all his retiral dues have been cleared. He insisted that there should
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be payment of interest for delayed payment of retiral dues. Considering that the petitioner superannuated in the year 2010 and filed this writ petition in the year 2011, soon whereafter, all the dues were cleared, this Court is not inclined to grant interest under the special facts and circumstances.
Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed
of.
(Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)
Rajeev/- U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether interest should be granted for delayed payment of retiral dues when they were cleared shortly after superannuation.
Bhagwan Prasad
State of Bihar
Navaniti Prasad Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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