IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3347 of 2008 ANTHONY PASCAL, son of late Pascal Joseph resident of 56, Fair Friend Colony, P.O. Digha Ghat, P.S. Digha, District Patna-11 Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Anjani Kumar Sinha, the Secretary- cum- Commissioner, Primary, Secondary and Adult Education, New Secretariat, Vikash Bhawan, Patna 3. Sri Yogesh Chandra Singh, the District Superintendent of Education, West Champaran, Bettiah 4. Sri Lalan Jha, the District Education Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah 5. Sri Abdul Salam Ansari, the Regional Officer of Education, West Champaran, Bettiah 6. Sri Mazimul Haque. The Head Master, Rajkiya Adarsh Bipin Madhya Vidyalaya, Bettiah 7. Sri Ajay Kumar Kumar Thakur, The Provident Fund Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah 8. Sri Inderjit Singh, Dhariwal, The Accountant General, Govt. of Bihar, Birchand Patel Marg, Patna ----------- For the Petitioner :Mr. Sanjay Kumar @ Sanju, Advocate For the State :Mr. Santosh Kumar Singh, S.C.22 04/ 28.10.2009 From the show cause filed on behalf of opposite party no.2, it appears that the arrears of salary of the sister of the petitioner has been paid with interest at the statutory rate and not at the rate of 18% per annum, as has been claimed by the petitioner. From perusal of the orders of this Court dated 15.4.2008, passed in C.W.J.C. No. 13597 of 2005, Annexure-1, it does not appear that this Court directed for payment of the retiral dues of the sister of the petitioner with interest at the rate of 18% per annum. Prayer for payment of interest at the rate of 18% per annum is not in terms with the directions of this Court. This contempt application is, accordingly, disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to again calculate the amount paid and if the 2 amount is found short of the statutory interest, then for such payment, he may invite the attention of the District Superintendent of Education, West Champaran, Bettiah, opposite party no.3, who should consider the same by passing a speaking order as early as possible, in any case within three months from the date of receipt of the request. Arjun/ ( V.N. Sinha, J.)