IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1941 of 2007 Shubh Naraian Shrivastva, Son of Late Jagganath Prasad, Resident of Teacher’s Colony, Near Chatt Pokhar, Sudeen Chowk, Purnea …. … Petitioner Versus 1. The Managing Director, Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd. 7, Sardar Patel Marg, Patna- 800015 2. The Accounts Officer, Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd. 7, Sardar Patel Marg, Patna- 800015 3. The Secretary, Road Construction Department, Pant Bhawan, Patna 4. The State of Bihar 5. The Secretary, Rural Engineering Organisation, Patna …. … Respondents ---------------------------------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Subhesh Chandra Mishra, Advocate For the State :Mr. Sanat Kumar Mishra, A.C. to AAG-8 02/ 10.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. This writ petition has been filed for a direction to the State-respondents including the authorities of the Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation) to consider the request of the petitioner for payment of interest over the arrears of salary paid to him in the light of the order granting the petitioner promotion on the post of Assistant Engineer under order bearing Memo No. 10542 dated 3.12.1999, Annexure-1. 3. Close perusal of the order dated 3.12.1999, Annexure-1 would indicate that the same has been issued 2 in compliance of the orders of the High Court dated 10.4.1997 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 3117 of 1997 whereunder this Court not only directed the State- respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for grant of promotion but also directed to pay interest over the arrears of salary accruing to the petitioner in the light of the promotion order passed in his favour. Petitioner has already been paid the arrears of salary in terms of the promotion order, but without interest, as there is a dispute between the authorities of the State and the Corporation, which is also an instrumentality of the State about the liability to pay interest on account of delay caused in granting promotion to the petitioner. This Court is not concerned as to which of the authorities was responsible for causing delay in granting promotion to the petitioner, which is for the respondents to find out. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the State- respondents as also the authorities of the Corporation to decide amongst themselves as to which of the authorities shall pay interest over the arrears of the salary paid to the petitioner in the light of promotion order in compliance of the orders of the High 3 Court dated 10.4.1997 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 3117 of 1997. 5. Appropriate decision in the light of this order be taken by the authorities as also payment made in the light of such decision as early as possible in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order before the authorities of the State and the Corporation. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)