IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3916 of 2009 AKSHAYABAR NATH PANDEY, Son of Sri Ram Nagina Pandey, resident of Village- Nachaniya, P.O.- Rajandih, P.S.- Rajpur, District- Rohtas :--- Petitioner. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director, Health Services. 4. Executive Director, State Health Committee Bihar, patna. 5. Additional Director, Health Services cum Controlling officer, Leprosy Eradication Programme, Bihar. 6. Regional Deputy Director, Health Services, Patna Division, Patna. 7. District Magistrate, Rohtas cum Chairman District Health Committee, Rohtas, Sasaram. 8. Civil Surgeon cum Secretary District Health Committee, Rohtas 9. District Immunity Officer, Rohtas Sasaram :-- Respondents. ----------- 4. 15.10.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. The vehicle of the petitioner was taken on hire by the Civil Surgeon- cum-Chief Medical Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram in the light of the orders bearing memo No. 2954 dated 23.10.2006, Annexure-2 on payment of hire charges of Rs. 455/- per day. The vehicle remained under hire for 394 days and petitioner submitted a bill for payment of the hire charges which was not paid on account of non-release of the funds by the State authorities. During the pendency of the writ petition the State authorities have released the fund and petitioner has been paid but without any interest for the belated payment. 3. Let the authority who is vested with the power to release the fund consider the request of the petitioner for payment of interest on account of delay caused in the release of the fund and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as early as possible, in any case within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order before the competent authority, Respondent No.4. In the event the authority, Respondent No.4 is satisfied that on account of delay in payment of hire charges petitioner has suffered then he should ensure payment of the interest amount within the said period. 4. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)