IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4493 of 2007 MUNDRIKA DEVI Versus THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS. ----------- 02/ 09.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, junior counsel to Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, for the Electricity Board. The petitioner is the widow of late Ram Prasad Jha who died in harness on 22.02.2006 while posted as Un-skilled Khalasi. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Electricity Board and in paragraph-4 thereof the details of payment has been set out. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits to the payment but submits that the same has been made with some delay and thus the petitioner is entitled for interest on the G.P.F. and G.S.S. Having regard to the circumstances that the G.S.S. amount was paid within a period of one year, I do not consider the claim set out by the petitioner for interest admissible to him. However, the petitioner would be entitled to interest on the G.P.F. amount to be calculated from the date of death of the employee on 22.02.2006 until the date of its payment on 6.2.2008 at the rate prescribed under the relevant Circulars of the Board on the issue and which should be paid to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)