BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT PATNA CWJC No.10053 of 2008 Petitioner :MADHAV PRASAD SINGH Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS For the Petitioner : Mr. Raghav Prasad NO.I For the State : AC to Mr. Narmadeshwar Jha, AAG VII 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 31.5.2007 while working as Junior Engineer in the Minor Irrigation Department, Jhajha (Jamui). According to the writ petition, the petitioner has been paid two items of his post-retirement benefits belatedly. A sum of rs.2,39,000/-(approx.) towards gratuity was paid to him nearly two years after his retirement. The amount of commutation of pension was also paid to him after a delay of nearly two years. Learned counsel for the parties jointly agree that a sum of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) may be paid to the petitioner within a period of three months from today by way of consolidated amount of interest for the belated payments. As jointly agreed, let payment be made within a period of three months from today. Respondent no.2 (Chief Engineer,Department of Minor Water Resources, Bhagalpur) shall ensure implementation of the terms of the compromise. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of this 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)