BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT PATNA CWJC No.14798 of 2007 Petitioner :DEWAKI NANDAN PANDEY Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS Present:- Member(Judicial) :Mr. Justice Mihir Kumar Jha Member(Legal Profession) : Smt. Nivedita Nirvikar, 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: Upon detailed discussions and deliberations pertaining to dispute of retirement benefit and other service benefits, the parties have resolved to settle their dispute on the following terms:- (i) The petitioner now will not claim any further amount towards the head of salary beyond what has already been paid to him. (ii) For the delayed payment of retirement benefit, the respondents will pay interest at the rate of five percent on all other amounts except Provident Fund for which the petitioner will be entitled statutory interest from the date of entitlement to the date of payment. (iii) Such payment will be made within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and the petitioner will also be supplied of a detailed break-up of payment of retirement benefits with interest as agreed in this order. In view of the aforesaid agreed terms and conditions and the dispute being already resolved, this case is disposed of. 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) ( Mihir Kumar Jha) (Nivedita Nirvikar), Advocate Member(Judicial) Member(Legal Profession) Date :01-05-2010 (Seal of the Authority)