IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP (T) No. 10512/2008 Decided on:23.12.2010 _____________________________________________ Sohan Lal Gupta. …Petitioner. Versus State of Himachal Pradesh and another. …Respondents. _______________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. For the petitioner : Mr. Y.P.S. Dhaulta, Advocate. For the Respondent : Mr. Ansul Bansal, Asstt. A.G. with Mr. Anil Jaswal, Dy. A.G. ____________________________________________________ Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral). Case of the petitioner, in a nutshell, is that he is entitled to interest on the amount of Rs. 1,85,080/-. Precise case of the respondent-State is that amount was withheld on the basis of audit objection raised by the office of the Accountant General in the year 1994-95. Petitioner was requested to reconcile the matter on 1.10.1996. He was also informed telephonically on 12.6.2000. It was with great difficulty that audit para was settled on 25.6.2003. In these 1 Whether reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. 2 circumstances, the delay cannot be attributed to the respondent-State. Rather, the respondents have helped the petitioner in settling the audit objection raised in the year 1994-95 by converting two rooms set attached with the Field Hostel, Kullu to be treated as residential accommodation. 2. Accordingly, in view of above discussion, there is no merit in the petition and the same is dismissed. (Rajiv Sharma), Judge. 23.12.2010 *awasthi*