IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2579 of 2007 SHEO SAGAR SAHU SON OF LATE DEGO SAHU RESIDENT OF PACHAMBA, P.O & P.S. PACHAMBA, JAMUA ROAD, DISTRICT GIRIDIH. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE-CUM-COLLECTOR, PATNA. 2. CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER, PATNA DISTRICT PATNA. 4. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, BIHAR, PATNA. ----------- 2 04/02/2010 No doubt, because of intervention of the Court in similar matters the petitioners thereof came to be paid the compensation amount for requisition of vehicles by the election authorities of erstwhile Bihar. Based on this the petitioner was made payment and even some interest on delayed payment. But, in the present case the petitioner was paid compensation by the S.D.O. Barh on 20.08.2004 and there is no explanation as to why he did not approach the Court on this issue earlier for almost three years. In absence of any proper explanation and looking at the period under dispute, this Court is not inclined to pass any order for interest on the - 2 - delayed payment of compensation made by the respondents. This writ application is dismissed. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)