BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT PATNA CWJC No.119 of 2009 Petitioner :BIVEKANAND CHAUDHARY Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS For the Petitioner : Mr. Anil Kumar Choudhary For the State : Mr. S P Tripathi, Standing Counsel no.7 For the Accountant General : Mr. J P Karn Present:- Member(Judicial) :Mr. Justice S.K.Katriar Member(Legal Profession) : Mrs. Nilu Agrawal, Advocate AWARD The dispute between the parties having been referred for determination to the Lok Adalat and the parties having compromised/ settled the case/matter, the following award is passed in terms of the settlement: The petitioner superannuated from the services of the Bihar Government with effect from 31.12.2003, as Junior Engineer, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Bihar. The parties agree that the petitioner is entitled to monthly pension from the date of his retirement, the full amount of gratuity. The parties agree that the same shall be paid to the petitioner with statutory interest, namely, @5% as per the circular no.3155 (F), dated 7.11.1981, of the State Government, from the date of his superannuation till the date of payment. The petitioner has been paid the amount of leave encashment belatedly. It is jointly prayed that the petitioner shall be paid interest at the same rate for the period he was deprived of it. The parties further acknowledge that the petitioner is liable to account for the materials that were in his possession and control at the time of his superannuation and he did not hand over charge of the same. The amount has been quantified at Rs.1,36,590/-. The parties agree that a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- (One lac ) may instead be deducted from the aforesaid entitlement of the petitioner without the obligation of payment of interest, within a period of three months. The secretary, Department of Water Resources Department, Govt. of Bihar, shall ensure compliance of the terms of this compromise. The parties agree that they shall withdraw all the litigations/representations/departmental appeals with respect to the aforesaid issues. The parties are informed that the court fee, if any, paid by any of them shall be refunded. ___________________ Petitioner/Petitioner's representative) ___________________ Respondent/Respondent's representative) (S.K.Katriar) ( Nilu Agrawal), Advocate Member(Judicial) Member(Legal Profession) Date :01-05-2010 (Seal of the Authority)