IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 9046 of 2005 MOHD AZHAR, son of late Mohd Sajid Khan, resident of Bahrapura, Police Station - Ishakchak, Town & Dist - Bhagalpur … Petitioner Versus 1 BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD appearing through its Chairman, Bailey Road, Police Station - Kotwali, Town & Dist - Patna 2 The General Manager -cum- Chief Engineer, Bhagalpur Electricity Area, Mundichak, Police Station - Ishaque Chak, Town & Dist - Bhagalpur 3 The Deputy Director of Accounts, Bhagalpur Electricity Area, Bikhanpur, Mundichak, Police Station - Ishaque Chak, Town & Dist - Bhagalpur 4 The Financial Controller, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Police Station - Kotwali, Town & Dist - Patna 5 Sri R K Choudhary, Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Police Station - Kotwali, Town & Dist - Patna 6 The Director of Personnel, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Police Station - Kotwali, Town & Dist - Patna 7 The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Bhagalpur Supply Circle, Police Station, Barari, Town & Dist - Bhagalpur 8 The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Munger Electrical Supply Circle, Munger … Respondents ----------- 7 22.10.2008 From the gratuity of the petitioner, who was an employee of the Bihar State Electricity Board, a sum of Rs 82,150/- was deducted in the year 2005. The reason given for this deduction was that the petitioner had received in the past an irregular promotion because of which he received excess salary. On the writ petition being filed, the respondent-Board and its officials, on their own, have realized that a mistake has been committed by them and have accordingly, as per the supplementary counter affidavit filed today, refunded to the petitioner the said Rs 82,150/- by cheque dated 17.09.2008. In that view of the matter, nothing remains to be adjudicated now but the fact remains that for almost four years, the petitioner has 2 been deprived of his hard earned money. Petitioner requests for compensation. While holding that the writ petition has become infructuous for all practical purposes, I direct the respondent-Board to pay interest on the amount wrongly withdrawn from his gratuity at the rate of 4% per annum for the period petitioner was deprived of the same that is 2005 to 2008. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)