IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14208 of 2009 Nirjala Devi, wife of Late Ratikant Thakur, village Ekraha, PS Simri Bakhtiarpur, Dist. Saharsa – Petitioner. Vs. 1.The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 2.Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., A-25/27, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi through its Chairman. 3.The Divisional Manager, Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., Divisional Office, New Market, Bhatta Bazar, Purnea. 4.The Divisional Manager, Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Patna. 5.The State Election Commission, Bihar, Patna – Respondents. 3 23.9.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This writ petition has been filed for a direction to make payment of interest @ 18% on the compensation amount to the petitioner due to death of her husband while he was on election duty. The facts need not be repeated in this order as they are available in the order, dated 2.8.2007 passed in CWJC No. 851/2003 by which the court had directed the Insurance Company to pay a sum of Rs. 10 lacs to the petitioner i.e. the widow of Late Ratikant Thakur. The present writ petition has been filed for payment of 18% interest over the compensation amount. This court at this stage cannot direct for payment of 18% interest on the amount of compensation as this prayer would have been considered by the court while deciding the matter of payment of compensation. In effect the prayer is debarred by the principle of res judicata. This writ petition is, thus, dismissed. haque ( Sheema Ali Khan, J .)