IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10552 of 2003 Gauri Nath Mandal, son of late Bisheshwar Prasad Mandal, Resident of Village Sujapur, P.O. Sujapur, Via- Semapur, P.S. Barari, District Katihar. --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Secretary, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. District Magistrate, Katihar, Katihar Collectorate. 5. District Superintendent of Education, Katihar, Katihar Collectorate, District Katihar. 6. Area Education Officer, Katihar, Katihar Collectorate, District Katihar. 7. Treasury Officer, Katihar, At & P.O. Katihar, District Katihar. 8. Head Master, (Drawing and Disbursement Officer), Middle School, Baurni, District Katihar-1. -------- Respondents ----------- 3 17.09.2010 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State as with regard to the following prayer:- “1. That this is an application for issuance of appropriate writ or writs, order or orders, direction or directions in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents for payment of salary of the petitioner for the period January 1998 to December 1999, Bonus for the year 1997 and 1998 and difference of pay for the period April 1997 to December 1997 on account of revised scale of pay and allowances as per Govt. circular no.660 (F/2) dated 8.2.99 together with an interest calculated at the rate of 12% p.a. 2 on the delayed payment of the aforesaid dues amount.” and the admission of the counsel for the petitioner that such payment of salary of the petitioner has already been made, this writ application, in the opinion of this Court, has become infructuous. At this stage, counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner intends to move the authority for payment of interest. This Court would not like to make any observation on such prayer of the counsel for the petitioner but then everyone has a liberty in the world to claim whatever he wants. With the aforementioned observation, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)