IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9995 of 2008 Lal Bihari Thakur, son of Late Ramji Thakur, resident of Village-Gosai Tol, P.S.-Rajnagar,District-Madhubani. ……..Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar represented through the Indusrial Development Commissioner, New Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Industrial Development Corporation, Indira Bhawan, Ram Chariter Singh Path, Bailey Road, Patna, represented through its Managing Director, Respondent No.3. 3. The Managing Director, Industrial Development Corporation, Indira Bhawan, Ram Charitar Singh Path, Bailey Road, Patna . …..Respondents. ----------- 5. 20. 04. 09. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner with regard to payment of gratuity. After some argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before Respondent No. 3 with regard to claim of payment of gratuity. Although a representation dated 5. 5. 08 was filed as contained in Annexure-1. In case, such fresh representation is filed within a period of three weeks along with certified copy of present order before Respondent No.3, The Managing Director, Industrial Development Corporation, he shall consider the grievance of the petitioner with regard to payment of gratuity and disposed of the same by a reasoned order in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation. Upon such consideration, in case representation is disposed - 2 - of in favour of the petitioner, Respondent No. 3, shall simultaneously pass necessary order with regard to claim of the petitioner for payment of interest along with admissible interest over such claim so that the grievance of the petitioner may be redressed.. With the above observations/direction, the writ application is disposed of. m.p. (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)