3 Sim‘a 39mm CD F CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR (C.G.) TITION NO. [2L /2005 WRIT PE /B’a1i Karan Gurjar, son of Shri Dhanurdhari Gurjar, aged about 65 years, Assistant Development Education Officer (Sahayak Vikaskhand Shiksha Adhikari), Vikas Khand — Bhaiyathan, Tah. Surajpur, Education Distt. Surajpur, Distt. Surguja (Chhattisgarh), present address — village Kupa, Post Lanjit, Distt. Surguja Chhattisgarh. 4;3‘9¢‘ RSUS /1/'. The State of Chhattisgarh, through : the Secretary, Department of Education Dau Kalyan Singh Raipur Bhawan, (Chhattisgarh) (2. The Accountant General, State of Chhattisgarh, Raipur (C.G.) The Accountant General, State of Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. The District Education Officer, Education Distt. Surajpur (C.G.) I .> 5. The Block: Edicatopm Officer, Vikas Khand Bhaiyathan, Tah. Surajpur, Distt. Surguja (Chhattisgarh) . v IN THE HIGH COURT O PETITIONER (->\,\: VE RESPONDENTS MANAMUS EC. AND DIRECTIONS. R APPROPRIATE ORDER [ ORDERS, DIRECTION 1 \ U RA , D T O L Single Bench: VHon’ble shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. W. P. No. 122 OF 2005 Petitioner : Bali Karan Gmjar Versus Respondents State of Chhattisgarh (‘35 0thers Shn‘ A.N. Bhakta, counsel for the pch‘h'oner. Shri V.V.S. Moorthy, Deputy Advocate Genaral with Shn' A.S. Kachwaha, Goveulment Advocate for the. State. ORAL ORDER (31st March, 2006) Learned couns€1 for the petitioner submits that the. petitiouar rotired on 31,1.2002 from the post of Assistant Block Education Oiiicer. 2. The petitioner has filed this petition claiming interest on the paymentof G.P.F. amount as well as the interest " on the same. G.P.F. amount i.e. 74,8421- has been ’ paid to the petitioner. It is submitted by the petitioner that the petitioner is entitled to interest at the commercial rate because the payment which became due immediately on retirement on 31. 1.2002 was not paid before June, 2005. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent/State submits that since the payment of G.P.F. amount has already heen made, the State exehequer should not be burdened with payment of interest at commemial rate. 93 is In the. facts and circumstances of the case when admittadly the payment has been made after calculating the admissible interest on the amount of G.P.F’, there is no necessity to grant additional interest on the said payment Interest has already been paid. For the reasons stated—above, the petition stands dismissed. No order as to costs. (A ‘ W x ‘/’V" Satish K. Agnih‘m‘i Judge Sdl— x3