IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.1245 of 2005 1. The Managing Director, Bihar State Scheduled Caste Co-operative Development Corporation, Patna. 2. The District Executive Officer, Bihar State Scheduled Caste Co-operative Development Corporation, Katihar Appellants. Versus 1. Sukdeo Kumar Rai, son of Late Jitu Lal Rai, resident of village-Sighawan, P.S.Balrampur, District Katihar. Petitioner-Respondents 2. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Collector, Katihar. 4. The D.D.C., Katihar 5. The District Welfare Officer, Katihar. Respondents ----------- For the Appellant : Mr.R.S.Pradhan, Sr.Advocate For the respondent: Mr.Ashok Kumar Mishra, Advocate. ---------- 4 12.08.2011 It is a case of an unemployed youth who has approached this Court with regard to sanction of a loan under the scheme enumerated by the Government under the nomenclature ‘The National Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation, New Delhi “ANUVINI”, propounded by the Government for unemployed Scheduled Caste youths. The Government has released certain funds under the scheme which has been exhausted and it is the case of the appellants that the application of respondent was received after exhausting the fund. 2 The counsel for the respondent has submitted that the respondent had deposited the earnest money amounting to Rs.16,000/- with the appellants Corporation which is lying with them and has not yet been returned till today. It is also contended by the learned counsel for the appellant that the scheme has come to an end. Taking note of such submissions we are of the opinion that a direction to the appellants would suffice to refund the earnest money of Rs.16,000/- (sixteen thousand) deposited by the respondent with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of deposit of the amount with the Corporation till the date of return, if not returned already. With this observation, the L.P.A. stands disposed of. chandran (T.Meena Kumari,J.) (Vikash Jain, J.)