IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3245 of 2009 ANIL KUAMR SAHA SON OF LATE ANAND PRASAD RESIDENT OF MOHALLA ANANDPURI, WEST BNORING CANCAL ROAD, P.S. S.K. PURI, PATNA. Versus K C SAHA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA & ORS. ----------- 3 21/07/2010 A supplementary show cause has been filed on behalf of Opposite Party No. 3 wherein details of payment released in favour of the petitioner has been indicated in paragraph 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that payment does not include statutory interest on gratuity for delayed payment. It is not evident from the affidavit whether the payment includes statutory interest or not. If the petitioner on calculation finds that the payment does not include the interest component, he is free to point out to the concerned authorities who shall be obliged to verify from the record and if the claim is found to be true, then he will have to take steps for release of fund under the statutory interest head and if the amount has already been paid, then the petitioner shall be informed about the same. All these exercise must be - 2 - completed within a period of three months from the date of lodging of such claim. This application is thus disposed of with the above observation. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)