JUDGMENT :

S.K. Panigrahi, J.

1. This matter is taken up through hybrid mode.

2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

3. The grievance of the Petitioner, insofar as payment of arrears is concerned, has already been redressed but the interest component of the amount which has been held up for the last twenty-one years, is required to be paid.

4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner joined service as the Headmaster in Panchayat High School, Chandanbhati, in the district of Bolangir which was a non-Government aided educational institution. However, the school was taken over by the Government with effect from 07.06.1994 and, therefore, the Petitioner was rendering his services as a Government servant till his superannuation on 28.02.2001.

5. Further, the learned counsel for the Petitioner also submitted that the Petitioner, being a 74-year-old man, was made to run from pillar to post to get his legitimate dues but owing to administrative latches, the same couldn’t materialize. Therefore, the redressal of grievance of the Petitioner would remain incomplete if he were to be denied of the interest component that is payable to hi