IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2662 of 2007 DR.RITA ROY & ORS . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 11 12.01.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, State and the opposite party-University. Counter affidavit as also supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the opposite party nos. 4 & 5 and a separate counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the opposite party nos. 2 & 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the opposite party University has not complied with the order of this Court passed on 30th April, 2007 in C.W.J.C. No. 2679 of 2005 and analogous cases by not making the payment of interest over the principal amount. The University ought to have paid the interest as well for which a requisition was sent to the State Government and according to the petitioners the amount has also been receipted. Learned counsel appearing for the University submits that the difference of salary on consideration was paid, however, since the interest is not payable, the same was not payable, as stated in the order dated 20th September, 2008 annexed as Annexure-A to the supplementary counter affidavit while disposing of the representation of the petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no justification in not making payment of interest over the amount which was found admissible and not paid for sufficiently long time. As such, the order as contained in Annexure-A refusing to pay interest is bad in law, more so, when the amount was released by the State. Be that as it may, since the claim for payment of interest has been rejected by passing the order so the authorities have disposed of the representation of the petitioners by the aforesaid order, and as such, this contempt application need not proceed further and the same is, accordingly, disposed of. It goes without saying that it will be open for the petitioner to assail the decision of the University in refusing to pay interest. Manish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)