BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT PATNA CWJC No.3287 of 2008 Petitioner :NIRMALA DEVI Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS Present:- Member(Judicial) :Dr. Justice Ravi Ranjan Member(Legal Profession) : Mr. Ganesh, 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: In respect of the claims of the petitioner for retrial dues under different heads, it is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that all the grievances have already been settled, and authority slip has been issued as has been disclosed in the affidavit filed by the State save and except that only provisional gratuity has been fixed. Learned counsel for petitioner also agrees to the same. However, it is submitted that the interest upon the delayed payment of pension and gratuity has not been paid. After due deliberation, it is agreed by the State that final gratuity of the petitioner would be fixed within four weeks hereinafter by the competent authority. It is also agreed that the petitioner would be paid simple interest @ 5% per annum upon the delayed payment of gratuity amount from the due date till the date of payment. It is agreed by the parties that all the payments would be made within four weeks. In view of the agreement arrived at by the parties, as above, and with their consent, this case is closed. 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) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan) (Ganesh), Advocate Member(Judicial) Member(Legal Profession) Date :01-05-2010 (Seal of the Authority)