IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 8431 of 2008. Decided on 13.07.2010. _____________________________________________________ Ram Singh Thakur. …Petitioner. -Versus- State of Himachal Pradesh and others. …Respondents. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. S.R. Sharma, Advocate. For respondent No. 1. : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General with Mr. Vikas Rathore, Deputy Advocate General and Mr. R.P. Singh, Assistant Advocate General. None for respondents No. 2 to 7. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): Petitioner retired as Subject Matter Specialist from the respondent-department on 31.08.2001. Mr. S.R. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner was permitted to place on record additional material by way of supplementary affidavit on 30.06.2010. He has filed the affidavit on 5th July, 2010. A bare perusal of the supplementary affidavit reveals that the petitioner has been paid death-cum-retirement gratuity in piece-meal. He has retired on 31.08.2001, as noticed above. A sum of Rs.91981/- was paid to him on 30.11.2002, Rs.2703/- on 11.08.2003, Rs.1,87,500/- on 27.08.2004 and Rs.32654/- on 26.09.2005. However, fact of the matter is that the petitioner has not been paid 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. any interest on these amounts. It is settled law by now that a person is entitled to get interest on delayed pensionary/retrial benefits. 2. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay interest @ 6% per annum to the petitioner on delayed payment of death-cum-retiral gratuity, within a period of six weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge July 13, 2010. (bhupender)