IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1546 of 2007 M.NEZAM SAMAD Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 9. 11.8.2009 The petitioner has been compelled to approach this Court in its contempt jurisdiction on the non-compliance of the order dated 17.12.2003 passed by this Court, by which the direction was issued to pay all his retiral dues within six weeks. In the show cause the stand taken is that practically all the due amounts have been paid to the petitioner, except ex gratia amount which could not be paid on account of posting of the petitioner at different places, for which it is requested that the petitioner may approach the Zonal Office, Patna with details and documents regarding his places of posting and the same would be immediately finalized thereafter. Similarly with regard to L.T.C. for the block ending on 31.12.1998, although the petitioner claims to have submitted his bill in the year 1999, but the stand of the Bank is that no such bill is on the record nor the petitioner has been able to submit any receipt of the said L.T.C. bill. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the direction of this Court was to pay all the dues within six weeks. Learned counsel also points out that all the amounts have been paid after a gross delay in the years 2008 and 2009. It is further stated that some of the amounts paid are less than what is due to the petitioner. It 2 is submitted by learned counsel that the Bank must be directed to pay interest on the said delayed payments, as it is a commercial organization and must have earned interest on the amounts withheld for so many years. On a consideration of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the contempt application is disposed of with a direction that the petitioner shall approach the Zonal Office, Patna with the details of his posting and also with the application and documents regarding the claim for L.T.C. for the block ending in December, 1998. He is also permitted to file a representation before the Zonal Office, Patna with regard to his claim regarding non-payment of the amount actually due under any of the heads and the Zonal Office shall, thereafter, consider and dispose of his claims in accordance with law by a reasoned order and any further payment due shall also be paid to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of filing of the said representation. In view of the fact that there has been a gross delay in the compliance of this Court’s order beyond the timeframe as directed in the order dated 17.12.2003 read with the order dated 19.9.2003, it is directed that the petitioner shall be entitled to payment of interest at the rate of 7% per annum from the date of passing of the said order till the date of actual payment on all the amounts payable to him, which should also be paid within the aforesaid period of six weeks. VPS (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)