BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT HELD AT HIGH COURT PATNA CWJC No.1329 of 2008 Petitioner :RAM NARESH JHA Respondent :THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS For the petitioner; Mr. Satish Chandra Jha-3 For the S t a t e: Mr. Ashutosh Singh, A.C. to G.P.8 For the Accountant General: Mr. Jawahar Prasad Karn. Present:- Member(Judicial) :Mr. Justice S.K.Katriar Member(Legal Profession) : Mrs. Nilu Agrawal, Advocate AWARD The dispute between the parties having been referred for determination to the Lok Adalat and the parties having compromised/ settled the case/matter, the following award is passed in terms of the settlement: The petitioner superannuated from the services of the Bihar Government with effect from 30.04.2007, while posted as Tehsil Sanghrahak. Learned counsel for the parties submit in one voice that the grievances of the petitioner with respect to the core issues in this writ petition have been redressed departmentally and during the pendency of the present proceeding, namely, he has been paid all his post-retirement benefits as Tahsil Sanghrahak consequent upon his superannuation on 30.04.2007. Therefore, as jointly agreed by learned counsel for the parties this aspect of the matter is finally closed. However, learned counsel for the parties further submit in one voice that the petitioner has been paid post-retirement benefits as per the old scale. Learned Government Counsel submits that the new scales enforced by the State Government with effect from 1.1.2006, is yet to be released to its employees. The same shall be paid to the petitioner within a period of four months without the obligation of payment of interest on the differential amount. The Secretary, Department of Water Resources, Government of Bihar, Shall ensure implementation of the terms of compromise. The parties are informed that the court fee, if any, paid by any of them shall be refunded. ___________________ Petitioner/Petitioner's representative) ___________________ Respondent/Respondent's representative) (S.K.Katriar) (Nilu Agrawal), Advocate Member(Judicial) Member(Legal Profession) Date :01-05-2010 (Seal of the Authority)