IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.862 of 2008 UDAY KUMAR SHARMA SON OF LATE KEDAR NATH SHARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MADHURAPUR, P.O. MADHURAPUR, P.S. BIDUPUR, DISTRICT VAISHALI. Versus 1. ARBIND KUMAR SINGH SECRETARY BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA AND OTHERS. ----------- 3 31/03/2010 This contempt application was filed alleging non compliance of the order dated 30.10.2007 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 368 of 2006. In the show cause which has been filed on behalf of the respondents, a statement has been made that all the liabilities have been worked out and payments made in the year 2008 itself. In the rejoinder filed thereto, the petitioner alleges that certain statutory interest has not been paid on the delayed payment of family pension and other heads including G.P.F. etc. Additional statement is that the compensation under the Workmen’s Compensation Act granted to the petitioner’s father is on a lesser amount than similarly placed other employees. In this regard, he has brought on record as an example annexure-2 which relates to another employee, namely, Sukhdeo Paswan. - 2 - Issue of lesser payment under the Workmen Compensation Act is a matter of verification and the respondents authorities would be well advised to verify whether there is discrimination in award of the compensation to the father of the petitioner vis-à-vis widow of late Sukhdeo Paswan and the decision in this regard should be communicated to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt or communication of a copy of this order. So far as payment of interest on delayed payment of family pension is concerned, if the statute and the regulation provides the same, the petitioner will be granted the same and rest of the matter shall remain in rest. This contempt application stands disposed of. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)