IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1879 of 2005 PRASHANT KUMAR CHAKRABARTI Son of Late Nagendra Nath Chakrabarti, resident of Mohalla- Raj Dewari, P.S. Bettiah Town Distt-West Champaran (Bettiah). Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Executive Officer, Battiah Municipality, West Champaran. 3. District Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran. ----------- 3 11.12.2009 Heard Mr. Dhirendra Nath Jha learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. Baidyanath Thakur appears and submits that he is no more continues to be a counsel to the Bettiah Municipality and thus he is not in a position to assist the Court in the matter. The writ petition had been filed for payment of the gratuity amount of the petitioner who retired from the services of the Bettiah Municipality with effect from 31.1.1995 from the post of Junior Engineer. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite a period of almost 15 years having been lapsed the payments towards gratuity has not yet been paid. This writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondent No.2, the Executive Officer, Bettiah Municipality to make - 2 - payment of the gratuity amount of the petitioner as admissible to him together with statutory interest if any, within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)