IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14621 of 2007 Ram Briksha Sharma, S/o Late Mundrika Sharma, Resident of Village – Babehan Lodipur, P.S. – Kurtha, District – Arwal. -------- Petitioner Versus 1. Bihar State Cooperative Land Development Bank Ltd. Budha Marg, Patna, through its Managing Director. 2. The Managing Director, Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budha Marg, Patna. 3. The Director Personnel, Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budh Marg, Patna. 4. The Sr. Area Manager, Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Patna. 5. The Chief Accountant Officer, Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., Budh Marg, Patna. ----------- Respondents ----------- 2 28.07.2011 Heard Sri Ramakant Sharma, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the Respondents/Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd. The present writ petition was initially filed with a prayer to direct the respondent to make payment of amount of gratuity and leave encashment with admissible interest. The petitioner retired with effect from 31.08.2004 as Upper Division Clerk-cum-Assistant from the Respondent- Bank. It was submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that other dues were already paid however only amount of gratuity and leave encashment was outstanding. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent/Bank, on instruction, submits that the grievances of the petitioner have already been redressed and payment has already been made vide Cheque No. 914701 drawn on State Bank of India for an amount of 2 Rs. 1,35,894/- on 28.08.2009. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner does not dispute the statement made by learned counsel for the Bank. It was submitted that it is true that the claim amount as per statement made by Respondent-Bank has already been paid but no interest has been calculated on delayed payment. It was submitted that if other employees of the Bank have been paid interest on delayed payment then in that event the Respondent –Bank would be required to make payment of interest on delayed payment to this petitioner also. In view of stand taken by the parties there is no need to further keep the matter pending. The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to Respondents particularly Respondent No. 2/Managing Director, Bihar State Co-operative Land Development Bank Ltd., to examine as to whether on such delayed payment interest to any other employee has been paid or not. If Respondent No. 2 comes to a finding that interest was paid to others then in that situation Respondent No. 2 will pass an order for payment of interest on delayed payment to the petitioner. Such steps should be taken within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)