IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11177 of 2001 5 5.12.2008 Md. Nurhasan Ansari son of Late Md. Ismail, Resident of Mohalla Dahiaywan, Jagdamba Road, Kinara, Police Station Chapra Town District- Chapra VERSUS 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Collector, Chapra 3. The Block Development Officer, Tariya, Chapra 4. The Deputy Collector, Establishment, Chapra -------- For the Petitioner : Mr Gyan Prakash, Advocate For the State : Mr Arup Kr. Chongdar, Advocate ------- Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. Petitioner has filed this writ petition for a direction to the respondents to pay dues of his salary from August 1998 to April 1999, from 1.5.1999 to 7.5.1999 and from August 1999 to July 2000 in appropriate scale along with other related dues and statutory interest. On behalf of the State a counter affidavit has been filed in which a stand has been taken that dues of petitioner’s salary as claimed by him has been paid in compliance of order of the District Magistrate, Saran Chapra and the Assistant Director, District Social Security Cell, Saran has intimated the details of payment through his letter dated 21.11.2008, which is part of Annexure-B series. On behalf of the petitioner it has been submitted that - 2 - the dues of the year 1998 to 2000 have been paid after considerable delay in the year 2008 and hence, petitioner is entitled for statutory interest as claimed by him in the writ petition. No statutory provision or even a policy decision for award of interest on account of dues of salary was brought to the notice of this Court in spite of opportunity given for that purpose. Hence, no statutory interest can be paid to the petitioner in absence of any statutory provision. However, considering all the facts and circumstances and the fact that payment of dues has been made by the concerned respondents without order of this Court during pendency of the writ petition, the respondents are directed to pay to the petitioner an amount of Rs.5000/- (Five thousand) by way of compensation for the harassment suffered by him. The aforesaid amount should be paid by the State and its authorities without any delay, preferably within three months. The writ petition is disposed of. sk (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)