IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11560 of 2011 Umesh Narayan Ambastha S/o Late Basant Narayan Ambastha, R/o Mohalla Lohanipur, Das Lane, P.O. Kadam Kuan, P.S. Kadam Kuan, Dist. Patna. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar through Principal Secretary, Cooperative Deptt. 2. The Bihar State Cooperative Bank Ltd., Ashok Raj Path, Patna through its Managing Director. 3. Managing Director, Bihar State Cooperative Bank Ltd., Ashok Raj Path, Patna. 4. Dy. General Manager, Personnel & Administration Department, Bihar State Cooperative Bank Ltd., Ashok Raj Path, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ----------- 3. 25.7.2011. Heard Shri Ram Janam Prasad, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri K.K. Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.2, 3 and 4 and Shri Ashok Kumar, learned A.C. to S.C.7, who appears on behalf of respondent no.1/State. The present writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondents to make payment of interest at the rate of 10% on the delayed payment of amount of gratuity. Earlier for the same relief, the writ petition was filed by the petitioner vide C.W.J.C. No.2280 of 2008, which was allowed on 16.12.2010. After the order of the writ court, the petitioner had 2 filed a contempt petition vide M.J.C. No.1231 of 2011. During the hearing of the contempt proceeding, learned counsel for the Bank had referred to Annexures 2 and 3 to the contempt petition and submitted that in compliance with the order of this Court, interest on delayed payment had already been made. Accordingly, the contempt petition was dismissed on 6.4.2011. While dismissing the contempt petition, it is evident from Annexure-6 i.e. order dated 6.4.2011 that this Court had not granted any liberty to the petitioner to raise the issue again. In view of rejection of the contempt petition vide order dated 6.4.2011, the court is of the opinion that for the same relief, second writ petition cannot be maintained and the writ petition stands dismissed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)