RAM NANDAN PRASAD Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In spite of direction, no affidavit -in -opposition has been filed by the respondents.

(2.) The point involved in this writ petition is whether the petitioner is entitled to any interest because of the delayed payment of arrears of dues by the concerned respondents.

(3.) The case of the petitioner is that he had to file an application for contempt for non -payment of the salary. The contempt application was disposed of by a learned Single Judge of this Court on August 07, 2008 wherein the learned Single Judge recorded that it took nine years for the college authorities to act and that the petitioner has prayed for an interest on the belated payment of the arrears. The learned Single Judge did not pass any order on that application for contempt but left it the petitioner with liberty to file an appropriate application claiming interest for the delayed payment.