IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3162 of 2008 RAMASHISH SINGH . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 5 19/01/2011 There is no apparent reason why the opposite party should have taken more than two years to comply with the order and make payment to the petitioner on 25.08.2010, especially of the gratuity amount. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that a direction be issued for payment of interest due to delay in settlement of the claim specially of gratuity which is a rightful claim because adjudication of the dispute raised by the petitioner was made as far back as on 22.07.2008 and the opposite party Bihar State Electricity Board has taken more than two years to comply with the order. In view of the same, the respondent Bihar State Electricity Board is directed to pay interest at the rate of 12% p.a. to the petitioner from the date of the order till payment has been made. This contempt application is disposed of with the direction that the order in this regard must be complied - 2 - with within a period of three months from the date of production or communication of a copy of this order. AMIN/ (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)