IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1691 of 2010 YADUNANDAN PRASAD, S/O LATE CHHOTU PRASAD, R/O VILLAGE-RAMPUR, P.O.-NALANDA, POST- MALAMA, P.S.-BIND, DISTRICT-NALANDA. …………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. SRI JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, THE COLLECTOR, DISTRICT-PATNA. 3. SRI CHANDAN KUMAR MANDAL, THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MASAURHI, DISTRICT- PATNA. …………OPPOSITE PARTIES. ----------- 4 28.09.2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that on the delayed payment of gratuity statutory interest has not been paid to the petitioner in terms of Section 7 of the Payment of Gratuity Act. He also submits that the 84 days of Earn Leave sanctioned to him by deducting the same from his Earn Leave entitlement. He also submits that the other two claims of the petitioner have also been rejected by the opposite parties. Learned counsel for the opposite parties submits that the gratuity of the petitioner was sanctioned soon after his superannuation. However, he was asked to submit no dues certificate which he did not do and therefore delay has occurred. The dispute in respect of delay in 2 payment and entitlement of interest is a dispute which has to be established on facts. Therefore, this Court is not inclined to proceed in the matter further. The application is disposed of. Petitioner will be at liberty to raise his claim in respect of his all grievances in accordance with law. Arvind/ ( J.N. Singh, J.)