IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15403 of 2008 SUDHIR PRAKASH, S/o late Vijay Prakash Narayan Singh, R/o Rajendra Nagar Road No.12, Ampra Plaza, Flat No. 304, P.O. Rajendra Nagar, P.S. Kadamkuan, Dist. Patna. Versus 1. The State of Bihar thr. Chief Secretary Bihar, Patna. 2. The Development Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Principal Secretary Human Resources, Development Department, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 5. The District Magistrate Cum Chairman District Literacy Committee East Champaran. ----------- 04/ 06.02.2009 The present case is similar to C.W.J.C. No. 15331 of 2008 disposed of by this Court today. It relates to a similar order of the same District and the vagaries committed by the State in making payment are similar. Here also supplies having been made, the Committee having scrutinized and made a favourable report, still payments were not made for other two and half years. Once the writ petition was filed, now payments have been made and with regard to earnest money it is said, it will be refunded when demanded. For the reasons given in C.W.J.C. No. 15331 of 2008 which are equally applicable with all force to the present case. This writ application is also disposed of in the same terms. The State is liable to pay interest as compensation @12% for the delayed period and refund the earnest money also with the similar interest compensation, both of which have to be paid within one month from today. The interest amount would be recovered by the State from the person responsible for the delay but that could not delay payment of compensation to the petitioner, as ordered. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. S.B.P. (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)