IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10866 of 2005 SMT.URMILA KUMARI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 5 10.05.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner superannuated from the post of Teacher, Prathmik Vidyalaya, Nanglanchal, Malsalami, Patna City with effect from 31.12.2001. It is contended that the petitioner superannuated from 31.12.2001. It is stated that though the entire post retiral benefits admissible to the petitioner were paid to her but belatedly and which entitles her to the payment of interest in terms of the Government Circulars. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents and in which the details of payments made to the petitioner have been set out in paragraph 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits to the statements made in the counter affidavit but submits that it took a period of almost five years for the respondents to make payment of even the provisional pension to the petitioner as well as the gratuity amount which were sanctioned as late as on 29.12.2005. He thus submits that the petitioner is entitled for payment of interest at the rate of 5% on her 2 pension and gratuity amount calculated for the period from the date of her retirement on 31.12.2001 until its sanction on 29.12.2005. He further submits that the petitioner is also entitled for payment of interest at the statutory rate on the G.P.F. amount which was paid to her only on 25.2.2004 i.e. more than two years after retirement. Having regard to the submissions made in the counter affidavit, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to raise her grievance as regarding interest on the belated payment of the pension, gratuity and G.P.F. amounts before the authority concerned with support of the statutory Circulars issued by the State Government on this issue and which shall be considered by the authority concerned and if the petitioner has been made out a case for payment of interest in terms of statutory Circulars the same should be made to her within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. Bibhash ( Jyoti Saran, J.)