Kaushal Kumar v. The Bihar State Co-Operative Bank Ltd.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3870 of 2024 ====================================================== Kaushal Kumar, S/o Late Shivram Singh, Resident of Village- Mirganj, P.S.- Wazirganj, District - Gaya, Presently resides at Indira Nagar, Road No. - 9, Gali No. 3, Postal Park, Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The Bihar State Co-operative Bank Ltd. through its Managing Director Ashok Raj Path, Patna- 4.

2.

The Managing Director, Bihar State Co-operative Bank Ltd., Ashok Raj Path, Patna- 4.

3.

The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Office, R- Block, Road No. - 6, Patna- 1.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Jai Prabhat Kishore, Adv.

For the Co-operative Bank:

Mr.Prashant Sinha, Adv.

For the EPFO Mr. Ravi Bhardwaj, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 25-08-2025 Heard Mr. Jai Prabhat Kishore, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, Prashant Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Co-operative Bank and Mr. Ravi Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the E.P.F.O.

2. Counter affidavit filed on behalf of the Managing Director, Bihar State Co-operative Bank Limited- respondent no. 1 is kept on record.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was retired from service on 23.03.2005.

4. The admissible dues were paid but with delay on

Patna High Court CWJC No.3870 of 2024(3) dt.25-08-2025 2/2 10.08.2018. The petitioner is entitled for statutory interest on account of delay in payment from 09.05.2015 till 30.07.2019.

5. The Managing Director, Bihar State Co-operative Bank Limited must recalculate the interest which has accrued on the contribution made in the account of the petitioner till 10.08.2018 and get all the formalities done with respect to payment, including the fresh filling up of the forms by the petitioner and forward the same to the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Patna.

6. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Patna must ensure at his own level to recalculate the interest and verify, as to whether, the recalculation approved by the Managing Director of the Co-operative Bank has some arithmetical mistake, then in that case he must accordingly advise and get all the formalities done within a period of six weeks in accordance with law after providing petitioner an opportunity to place his grievance.

7. Accordingly, the present writ petition is disposed of.

(A. Abhishek Reddy , J) Bhardwaj/- U