Kameshwar Pratap Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4805 of 2019 ====================================================== Kameshwar Pratap Singh S/o Late Rajeshwar Singh, aged about-66 years, (Male), resident of Vill.- Natwar, Samaria, P.S.- Manjhi, Distt.- Saran at Chapra ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Department of Commercial Taxes, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2.

The Joint Commissioner Commercial Taxes (Administration), Patna Division, Department of Commercial Taxes, Patna 3.

The Deputy Commissioner Commercial Taxes, Patna South Circle, Department of Commercial Taxes, Patna 4.

The Assistant Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, South Circle, Department of Commercial Taxes, Patna 5.

The Directorate, Provident Fund, Bihar, Patna 6.

The District Provident Fund Officer Patna, Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Prince Kumar Mishra For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore ( Ag) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER 12-03-2019 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner retired from the post of Stenographer in the office of Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Appeal), East and West, Patna Division on 31.01.2013. He submits that the GPF for the period of August-1981 to June-1989 to the tune of Rs.10,818/- has not been paid to the petitioner as at that relevant time, the petitioner was posted at Kolkata Office of Central Division of the Commercial Taxes Department. In this

Patna High Court CWJC No.4805 of 2019(2) dt.12-03-2019 2/2 regard, the petitioner has filed a representation before the District Provident Officer, Patna, Bihar, respondent no.6 and has also enclosed the GPF deduction chart by letter dated 20.12.2018 as contained in Annexure-5 but still the payment of GPF for the said period along with statutory interest has not been given to the petitioner.

Considering the nature of claim as made by the petitioner, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna, Bihar, respondent no.6 to dispose of the representation dated 20.12.2018 which is Annexure-5 to the writ application within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of the copy of this order. Any clarification would be done by the District Provident Officer, Patna within the said period of three months. The amount of GPF admissible with statutory interest would be paid to the petitioner within a period of one month from the date of disposal of the representation.

Writ application is disposed of accordingly.

(Nilu Agrawal, J) B.Kr./- U