Sharda Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 13921 of 2016 =========================================================== Sharda Devi, W/o Late Rajdeo Singh R/o village - Galimapur, P.O. Rampur, P.S. Garkha, District - Saran.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Director General Police, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Deputy Inspector General Police ( Personnel ), Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Deputy Inspector General Police, Special Branch, Bihar, Patna.

4. Superintendent of Police, Nalanda, District Nalanda, Bihar.

5. Superintendent of Police, Saran (Chapra), Bihar.

6. The Additional Superintendent of Police (Accounts), Special Branch, Bihar, Patna.

7. The Accountant General ( A&E ) - II, Bihar, Patna.

8. The Director, Provident Fund, Finance Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

9. The Assistant Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Bihar, Patna.

10. The Provident Fund Officer, R. Block, Patna.

11. The Treasury Officer, Sinchai Bhawan, Patna. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pandey & Mr. Prabhakar Dwivedi, Advocates For the A.G.

:

Mr. Dr. Anand Kumar, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Anil Kumar, A.C. to S.C. 8 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 19-09-2016 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking a direction to the respondents to pay G.P.F. dues of her late husband, who died in harness on 05.08.2001.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though authorization was issued on 18.10.2002 for payment of G.P.F. dues amounting to Rs. 1,74,302/-, but the same has still not been paid to the petitioner. It is submitted that the information sought under the

Patna High Court CWJC No.13921 of 2016 dt.19-09-2016 2/2 Right to Information Act, the reply discloses that admittedly the draft though prepared was not handed over to the petitioner and the process of verification is going on. Such reply is dated 30.03.2016. Having considered the matter, the writ petition stands disposed off with a direction to the respondents no. 5 and 6 to make payment of the G.P.F. dues of the late husband of the petitioner, after proper verification, along with up-to-date interest, within four weeks from the date of production of a copy of this order before them.

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