IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.1710 of 2007 Tileshwari Devi wife of Late Ram Narayan Singh resident of village- Mira Sarai, P.O. and P.S.- Tillouthu, district- Rohtas ….. ….. ….. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Secretary cum Commissioner, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Secretary, Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 4. The Deputy Secretary, Finance Deptt. (Personal and Claim Fixation) Deptt. 5. The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Bhabhua/ Sasaram 6. The Accountant General Bihar, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna … …. …. Respondent ---------------------------------- 02/ 02.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the Accountant General. 2. Petitioner is the widow of Late Ram Narayan Singh who along with Shyamdeo Jha & others filed C.W.J.C. No. 7275 of 1996, which was disposed of under orders dated 19.12.1996, Annexure-1 directing as follows: “This application is, accordingly, allowed and the order, annexure 1, is hereby quashed. The respondents are directed to pay the salary and other monetary benefits to the petitioners no. 6 and 7 with effect from 1.4.1983 and the remaining petitioners with effect from 27.12.1978 i.e. due date of promotion without making any delay with interest @ 8% per annum over the amount of salary and other allowances admissible to them.” 2 3. In compliance of the aforesaid order dated 19.12.1996, Annexure-1, the pay-slip bearing Memo No. 1248(21) dated 28.6.2005, Annexure-5 and another pay- slip dated 27.4.2005, Annexure-6 were issued by the authorities of the State Government and the Accountant General. 4. By filing this writ petition, it submitted that in compliance of the instructions contained in pay-slip dated 28.6.2005, Annexure-5, part payment of the interest has been made, but in compliance of the earlier pay-slip issued by the office of the Accountant General dated 27.4.2005, Annexure-6, not even a single farthing has been paid to the petitioner. 5. Counsel for the State has filed counter affidavit on behalf of the respondents in which no calculation chart has been annexed to support the plea that interest as ordered by the High Court under orders dated 19.12.1996, Annexure-1 has been paid either to the petitioner or to her husband. 6. In the circumstances, I dispose of the writ petition directing the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Division, Bhabua, Respondent no.5 to ensure 3 that arrears of interest in compliance of the orders dated 19.12.1996, Annexure-1 is paid to the petitioner after completing necessary formalities of procuring the pre- audit bill. It shall be the duty of the Executive Engineer, Respondent no.5 to procure the pre-audit bill and present the same before the Accountant General for the needful. 7. Necessary compliance of this order be made as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order before the Executive Engineer, Respondent no.5 and the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. Arjun/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)