IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA C.W.J.C. No.10800 of 2000 Indu Shekhar Thakur, son of late Subhag Lal Thakur, resident of village Brahmotra, P.S. Pandaul, district Madhubani .. Petitioner Versus 1. Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga, through it’s Registrar, having his office at Darbhanga, University, district Darbhanga 2. The Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga 3 The Finance Officer, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Kameshwarnagar, Darbhanga 4. The Principal, R.N. College, Pandau, P.S. Pandaul, district Madhubani .. Respondents **** /8/ 15.01.2009 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the University. 2. Petitioner has retired on 31st January, 1993. This application was field by the petitioner for a direction to make payment of his legal dues, i.e., arrears of differential amount of salary for the period 01.04.1977 to 22.08.1983 after deducting subsistence allowance paid to the petitioner during the period of suspension and also to make payment of arrears of differential amount of salary from 01.04.1981 to February, 1990, in the revised scale, as per the recommendation made by Fourth Pay Revision Committee after deducting the actual 2 amount paid to the petitioner during the aforesaid period. The amounts are not disputed by the University. Annexure 3 is the order of the Registrar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, to the Principal, R.N. College, Pandaul, for calculating the amount of arrears of salary payable to the petitioner, i.e., the differential amount for the period of suspension. The direction, which was issued in the year 1983, was complied in the year 1992 by the Principal of the College. On 07.07.1992 a letter was issued by the Principal, R.N. College, Pandaul, to the Registar, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, showing some calculation of amount payable to the petitioner. In spite of that no payment was made. Finally, petitioner was forced to file this writ application and during the pendency of the writ application, on specific direction of this Court, payment has been made to the petitioner. 3. Counter affidavit filed on behalf of the University indicates that Rs.1,67,380.90 were transferred in the account of the College and the Principal of the College was directed by Letter No. A/C-2901/08, dated 13.12.2008, to make payment to the petitioner. It seems that payment has been 3 made to the petitioner as this has not been controverted by the counsel for the petitioner. Only question which, now, remains to be considered whether an amount which became liable to be paid to the petitioner in the year 1983 and 1990, if paid in the year 2008 of 2009, interest should also be paid to the petitioner. Legal dues of the petitioner remained pending for very very long time, all because of latches and negligence of University, petitioner is entitled for interest on this amount at the prevalent Bank interest rate. The respondent University must calculate such amount and pay the interest amount to the petitioner within three months from today. 4. With these observations and directions, this application is allowed. Cp:2/S.A. ( Mridula Mishra, J. )