Rudradutta Mishra v. The State Of Bihar & Ors.
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Outcome
Disposed of
writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to
Judgment
.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ghanshyam Sharma For the State : Mr. M.D. Dwivedi, SC 23 Mr. Ram Narayan, AC to SC 23 For the Accountant General: Mr. L.P.Rajgrihar, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER 7 01-07-2013 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner retired on 31.1.1991 as Revenue Karamchari from the Circle Office, Kurtha, in the district of Jehanabad now Arwal. He filed an application on 28.6.1991 for refund of his G.P.F. amount with statutory interest but the same has not been paid as yet. This writ application has been filed in the year 2006. It appears that in between, part by part authority slip was issued for refund of G.P.F. amount. This Court by order dated 18.4.2013 directed the respondent no.4, the Director, Provident Fund, Government of Bihar to personally look into the matter and file a comprehensive counter affidavit showing with detailed account, full refund of provident fund with up to date interest, as asserted by the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna High Court CWJC No.14050 of 2006 (7) dt.01-07-2013 2 Jehanabad. Today a supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.4 wherein in paragraph 4 it has been stated that that the District Magistrate, Arwal directed the District Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad to make computation of contribution on average basis for the period from 1967-68 to 1970-71 in absence of acquaintance roll vide letter no.3371 dated
11.6.2013. In paragraph 5 it has been stated that the office of the District Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad computed contribution of the petitioner since 1957-58 till the end of his service with interest thereof and issued authority slip dated
17.6.2013 for a sum of Rs.29,928.00 with up to date interest as per Rule, as would be evident from Annexure-C. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the amount deposited for the period 1957-58 has not been paid. Further more, no interest has been paid for the period August 1991 to August,
Operative part
2007. The petitioner submits that he is entitled to interest and has relied upon a decision of this Court dated 14.5.2013 passed in C.W.J.C. No.13914 of 2006. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a detailed statement before the District Provident Fund Patna High Court CWJC No.14050 of 2006 (7) dt.01-07-2013 3 Officer, Jehanabad to show where the computation chart has gone wrong. In case such statement is filed showing that certain amount for certain period has not been paid, the same would be processed for due payment with interest within a period of two months from the date of its filing. (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J) KHAN/-
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