IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1954 of 2008 Ali Akbar Ansari, S/O Late Md.Sayeed, resident of village Bishunpur, P.O. Sarasar, P.S. Siwan Mufasil, District- Siwan. …………. Petitioner Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The District Superintendent of Education, Siwan …………… Respondents ----------- 3. 23/06/2011 Petitioner has filed this writ application for a direction to the respondents to pay him interest on the arrears of difference of salary which was paid to him on account of his retrospective promotion given in 1992. Respondents have taken a stand in the counter affidavit that there is no provision in the circulars or instructions of the Government in respect of payment of interest on the delayed payment of salary or difference of salary. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the earlier writ application itself respondents had accepted that the case of the petitioner is identical to the case of one Awadhesh Singh and that Awadhesh Singh has been paid interest on the delayed payment of his difference of salary. Hence, petitioner also becomes entitled for the same. This Court is of the view that the claim 2 of interest on delayed payment can be considered by the respondents only if an enquiry is held and responsibility is fixed on the concerned Government official for such delay or inaction causing temporary pecuniary loss to the employee on account of delayed order of promotion and delayed order of payment of due salary or difference of salary. In the circumstances, this writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file representation before the Principal Secretary of the Human Resources Development Department claiming interest on the delayed payment of arrears of salary on account of delayed promotion citing example of Awadhesh Singh. If such a representation is filed, the Principal Secretary, Human Resources Development Department shall consider whether an enquiry is appropriate to be held and responsibility is to be fixed on the concerned officials of the Government and whether it is appropriate to award interest to the petitioner on the amount, to be realizable from the salary of the concerned officials. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)