IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19143 of 2011 Alakhdeo Singh, son of Late Harihar Singh, resident of village Bariyawan, P.O. Malhara Baluganj, P.S. Kutumba, District Aurangabad. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 2. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric Supply Division, Aurangabad. 3. The Deputy Director of Accounts,Magadh Area Board, Gaya. 4. General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Magadh Electric Supply Area, Gaya. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 25.10.2011. Heard Shri Mukesh Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Vijay Kumar Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of all the respondents/Bihar State Electricity Board. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has made a limited prayer to direct the respondents to pay statutory interest on the balance amount of Rs.52,571/-, which was paid on 12.9.2008. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that earlier for the relief sought for in the present writ petition, the petitioner had filed a writ petition vide C.W.J.C. No.17095 of 2007, which was referred to the Lok Adalat held at High Court and with the consent of parties, an award was prepared on 1.5.2010. It was 2 submitted that despite the fact that award was prepared by the Lok Adalat of this Court, same has not been executed till date and no payment has been made. In view of Annexure-2, there is no reason to delay payment in terms of award. Accordingly, the writ petition stands allowed directing the respondents to make payment of interest in terms of award dated 1.5.2010 as Annexure-2 to the writ petition. Payment must be made within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)