BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT PATNA CWJC No.13855 of 2007 Petitioner :RAM PUKAR PASWAN Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS For the Petitioner: Mr. Sunil Kumar Verma For the State : Mr. Anil Kumar Singh, J.C. to G.P.16.l Present:- Member(Judicial) :Mr. Justice S.K.Katriar Member(Legal Profession) : Mrs. Nilu Agrawal, Advocate AWARD The dispute between the parties having been referred for determination to the Lok Adalat and the parties having compromised/ settled the case/matter, the following award is passed in terms of the settlement: The petitioner superannuated from the services of the Bihar Government with effect from 29.2.2004, when he was posted as clerk, under the Sone Canal Division, Buxar. The petitioner complains in this writ petition that the services rendered by the petitioner as seasonal clerk, prior to his regularization in service, is not being counted for the purpose of computation of post-retirement benefits. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavits. Learned counsel for the parties jointly submit that the period spent by the petitioner as a seasonal clerk shall be counted for the purposes of computation of his post-retirement benefits. It is further jointly submitted that the entire re- computation shall be made and the differential amount shall be paid to the petitioner within a period of three months without obligation of payment of interest. Respondent no.4 (the Executive Engineer, Sone Canal Division, Buxar), shall ensure implementation of the terms of the compromise. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in terms of the compromise. The parties are informed that the court fee, if any, paid by any of them shall be refunded. ___________________ Petitioner/Petitioner's representative) ___________________ Respondent/Respondent's representative) (S.K.Katriar) ( Nilu Agrawal), Advocate Member(Judicial) Member(Legal Profession) Date :01-05-2010 (Seal of the Authority)