HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 14557 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE NEERAJ TIWARI, J. HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 26.8.2025, learned Standing Counsel has produced the instruction dated 15.9.2025, which is taken on record. On the basis of instruction, he submitted that amount in question i.e. Rs.1,73,124.00/- has been paid to petitioner. He further submitted that petitioner himself has given affidavit dated 3.9.2025 with the averment that in case amount in question i.e. Rs.1,73,124.00/- is paid to him, he shall not claim any interest upon the same. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that respondent authorities pressurized the petitioner to file such affidavit otherwise they shall not make any payment to him. 4. Be that as it may, this Court is of the view that such affidavit is having no legal sanctity, once the money has been refunded after a long time without disclosing any reason of retention of money, petitioner is entitled for the interest from the due date to the date of actual payment. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed with direction to respondent no.3 to pay the interest @ 6% per annum upon the principal amount i.e. Rs.1,73,124.00/- from due date to the date of actual payment. October 15, 2025 Junaid Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar, Ashwini Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashok Kumar Pandey, C.S.C. (Vivek Kumar Singh,J.) (Neeraj Tiwari,J.) Trilok Chand Sharma .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- JUNAID AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad