IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15360 of 2008 V.K.ENTERPRISES through its proprietor Pushpa Sinha, w/o Sri Prem Prakash Singh, resident of Rajendra Bhawan, New Lalji Tola, Opposite CDA Office, P.S. Gandhi Maidan, District – Patna. Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA through the Secretary, Fertilizer and Chemical Department, New Delhi. 2. Director, Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Dundehera Industrial Complex, Gurgaon, Haryana-122001. 3. Managing Director, Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Gurgaon, Haryana – 122001. 4. Regional Manager, Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd., S.P. Verma Road, Patna. ----------- 4. 30.10.2009 Even from the stand taken by the respondents in para 13 of their counter affidavit, the Company does accept that a sum of Rs.1,18,696.52 is payable to the petitioner. This is supposed to be the balance out of Rs.1.5 lacs which was deposited by him initially in the year 1993 in lieu of the so-called institutional stockist status, which the company had offered or the petitioner had prayed for. This money has not been settled for many a reasons in view of the fact that local unit located at Muzaffarpur has gone sick decades ago. Naturally if the amount remains, not paid for so many years, the petitioner has claimed interest payment as well on the same and that is what has been prayed for in the present writ application. Many a things have been said in the counter affidavit or the inability of the Company to pay up but with the accepted position of the figure which has been noted above, the present writ application is disposed of with the direction to the Managing Director, IDPL, that he shall ensure payment of the said amount by 30th January, 2010. If there is failure on the part of the Company to pay up the said amount, - 2 - then petitioner would be entitled to payment of interest @12% per annum. Looking at the condition of the Company the Court expects the petitioner to show magnanimity in the matter. The writ application is disposed of with the above direction. Let a copy of this order be handed over to the counsel representing IDPL for communication and strict compliance. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)