Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:65763-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 38427 of 2024 Petitioner :- R R Auto Indian Oil Petrol Pump Respondent :- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- B.K.Singh Raghuvanshi Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner has prayed for the following relief:- "(I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the Respondents 2, 3 and 4 to pay the Petitioner amount of Rs.2,42,841/- alongwith up-to date interest against the bill dated 31.03.2019 expeditiously within the period stipulated by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Counsel for the petitioner submits that pursuant to the order of this Court, he has received the amount. However, he submits that no interest has been paid to him for the outstanding payments that have been made. 4. Upon perusal of the writ petition and after hearing the counsel for the parties, we are of the view that the petitioner should make a separate application before the authority concerned for claim of the interest. If such application is made, the authority concerned is directed to pass a reasoned order after granting opportunity of hearing to the parties within a period of eight weeks from the date such application is filed. 5. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 28.4.2025 Shahroz (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHAHROJ ALAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad