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Shakunti Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2015-06-26Mr. Justice Mihir Kumar Jha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.982 of 2015 ====================================================== Shakunti Devi Wife of Late Ram Prakash Singh Resident of Village - Muriya Asthan, Post Office - Samartha, Police Station - Bibhutipur, District - Samastipur.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The Principal Secretary, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

4. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

5. The Director Primary Education, Education Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

6. The District Magistrate, Samastipur.

7. The District Education Officer, Samastipur.

8. The District Program Officer (Establishment), Samastipur.

9. The District Provident Fund Officer, Samastipur.

10. The District Treasury Officer, Samastipur. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kundan Kumar, Adv For the Respondent/s : Mr. P.K. Verma, AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MIHIR KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 26-06-2015 Heard learned counsel for the parties.

Having regard to the fact that the petitioner is the widow of late Ram Prakash singh, a retired teacher of Government Middle School in the district of Samastipur, and has a grievance as with regard to non payment of certain amount of provident fund prior to the period of

Patna High Court CWJC No.982 of 2015 (2) dt.26-06-2015 1976, and the amount also is said to be admitted by the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Samastipur who had communicated both to the petitioner and his counsel, in two different letters dated 12.08.2012 and 13.09.2013, that such payment of arrear of provident fund could not be paid due to want of fund, this Court, therefore, would direct the District Programme Officer (Establishment), Samastipur to ensure that the said amount of arrears of provident fund must be paid to the widow-petitioner within a maximum period of six months with statutory interest from the date of receipt of this order.

With the aforementioned observation and direction, this application is disposed of.

(Mihir Kumar Jha, J) Ranjan/- U