IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1499 of 2007 SRI NARENDRA PRATAP PANDEY, son of late GadadharPandey, resident of 2/12, Madhuban Apartment, K Sector,Kankarbagh, P.S. Kankarbagh, Patna, District, Patna...Petitioner. Versus 1. SRI ANWAR ANJUM ALAM, I.A.S., present Managing Director of Bihar State Housing Board, Mungles Road, P.S. Kotwali, District. Patna. 2. Sri Pradeep Kumar,IAS previously Managing Director, Bihar State Housing Board through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Sri Chandeshwar Prasad Yadav, son of late Ram Briksh Roy, Manager Estate- cum-Additional Secretary ( also known as Estate Officer) Bihar State Housing Board, Mangles Road, Patna. 4. The State of Bihar … Opposite Parties ----------- 3. 31.8.2009 It is submitted in the second additional show cause filed on behalf of opposite party Nos. 1 to 3 that the petitioner has already been paid an amount of Rs. 2,32,976/- by an account payee cheque dated 27.9.2004 in partial compliance of this Court’s order dated 10.9.2004 under contempt by calculating interest at the rate of 5 % per annum. The stand taken by learned counsel for the opposite party is that during the pendency of the S.L.P. before the Apex Court, the payment of 5% interest only has been made to the petitioner . It is, however, admitted that there is no stay of the order under contempt. Learned counsel for the Housing Board has now produced a cheque dated 28.8.2009 for Rs. 78,232/- which includes the cost of Rs.2000/- and difference on account of calculation of interest at the rate of 12 % per annum as directed by this Court in the order under contempt. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is entitled to 12% interest from the year 2004 till today on 2 the balance amount of interest which he has not been paid in 2004. This Court is of the view that since the principal amount along with interest at the rate of 5% has already been paid, there is no direction in the order under contempt to keep on paying interest on the remaining portion of the amount due on account of interest. Learned counsel for the opposite party submits that the indemnity bond as permitted by this Court has not yet been filed by the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the indemnity bond shall be handed over to learned counsel for the Bihar State Housing Board in the course of the day. If the same is done, learned counsel for the Housing Board shall hand over the cheque for the aforesaid amount to learned counsel for the petitioner. It is expected that both the parties shall take and give receipt for the said transaction. The contempt application is, accordingly, disposed of in terms of the above directions. VPS (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)