IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Letters Patent Appeal No.437 of 2011 In CWJC No. 15192 of 2008 With I.A. No. 1997 of 2011 In Letters Patent Appeal No.437 of 2011 ============================================== Shubdhi Devi - Appellant (s) Versus The State of Bihar & Ors. - Respondent(s) ============================================== Appearance: For the Appellant: Mr. Vijay Kumar Singh For the Respondents: Mr. J.P. Karn, Sr. Advocate ============================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) 04. 24.03.2011 The above Appeal preferred under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent arises from the judgment and order dated 4th May 2010 passed by the learned Single Judge in above C.W.J.C. No. 15192 of 2008. The Appeal has been filed 253 days beyond the period of Limitation. The appellant-writ petitioner is the widow of a Government servant who retired in the year 1992. Till he passed away in the year 1999 he was not paid the terminal benefits of pension, gratuity and the amount of General Provident Fund. The appellant, therefore, applied for terminal benefits which were paid to her in March/April 2000. Eight years thereafter the appellant filed the above writ petition to 2 claim interest for delayed payment of terminal benefits. The petition was contested by the respondent authorities. The counter affidavit filed by the respondents suggests that the prompt action was taken on the application made by the appellant though filed after a delay of more than seven years. Considering the counter affidavit the learned Single Judge has refused payment of interest for delayed payment of the terminal benefits. Therefore, the present Appeal. We see no substance in the Appeal nor we are satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for delay. For the aforesaid reasons, the Appeal and the Application are rejected. S.Sb/- (R.M. Doshit, CJ.) (Jyoti Saran, J.)