IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. R.S.A. No. 3913 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.1.2010 Gurbachan Dass. ....... Appellant. Versus Food Corporation of India and another. ....... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present: Shri R.P.Dhir, Advocate for the appellant. .... 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? .... Mahesh Grover,J. C.M.No.11955-C of 2009 The application is allowed and delay of 92 days in refiling of the appeal is condoned. C.M.No.11956-C of 2009 The application is allowed as prayed for. R.S.A.No.3913 of 2009 The plaintiff-appellant has filed this Regular Second Appeal on a limited question that the interest on the delayed payment of the pension which was given to him at the rate of 12% per annum is inadequate and R.S.A. No. 3913 of 2009 (O&M) -2- .... that the same should be enhanced to 18% per annum. The suit filed by the appellant for declaration was decreed along with interest at the rate of 6% per annum. On appeal, the rate of interest was modified and enhanced from 6% per annum to 12% per annum by the Additional District Judge, Jalandhar. Still dis-satisfied, the appellant has filed this appeal. After hearing the learned counsel for the appellant on the aforesaid limited aspect, I am of the considered opinion that there is no infirmity in the impugned judgments. No substantial question of law has been shown to have arise for consideration of this Court. The grant of interest in the given set of circumstances is always a discretionary relief which has adequately been modified and enhanced by the lower appellate court from 6% to 12% per annum. No ground to interfere. The appeal is accordingly dismissed being devoid of any merit. January 21,2010 ( Mahesh Grover ) “SCM” Judge