IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18049 of 2008 Laliteshwar Prasad Verma, Aged about 62 years Retired Foreman Grade, P.E.S.U. Patna Son of Late Lakshmi Prasad Verma, Resident of Flat No. 21, Anand Apartment, Behind J.D. Womens’ College, P.O. & Police Station - Shashtrinagar, District – Patna 23. --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Secretary, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Financial Controller No. 1, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 3. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, P.E.S.U. Mangles Road, Patna – 800015. 4. The Sectional Officer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ---------- Respondents ---------------------------------- 2 16.12.2011 Heard Mr. Nilesh Kumar Nirala, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the Respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2008 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to make payment of sanctioned amount of gratuity which was sanctioned by the competent authority on 29.11.2006 along with interest. The petitioner had retired on 30.11.2006 as ‘Foreman’, P.E.S.U. (W) Circle from Bihar State Electricity Board. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexure – ‘1’ to the writ petition which is sanction order issued by the competent authority in respect of gratuity. The sanction order was issued on 30.11.2006. In this case Respondent/Board has filed counter affidavit and it has been submitted by learned counsel for the Board that gratuity amount i.e. Rs. 3,50,000/- which was sanctioned has 2 already been paid to the petitioner vide cheque dated 20.04.2009. I have perused the order of sanction which indicates that Rs. 3,50,000/- was sanctioned on 30.11.2006 and the same amount of gratuity has been paid vide cheque dated 20.04.2009. Meaning thereby that no interest has been calculated and paid to the petitioner on delayed payment of his gratuity. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the Respondents to pay interest at the rate of 05% per annum from the date of sanction of the gratuity amount till the date of issuance of cheque i.e. 20.04.2009. The amount of interest must be paid to the petitioner within eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)