IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1082 of 2009 RAM NAMUNA SINHA,son of Late Nar Singh Singh, C/O Smt. Asha Sinha, resident of Mohalla Naya Gaun, P.S. Gulzarbagh, P.S. Alamganj, District Patna ----Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar, through he Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar,Patna. 2. The Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Visheswariya Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Joint Secretary, Road Construction Department, Govt. of Bihar, Visheswaraiya Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, National High Way, Biharsharif, (Nalanda) Road Construction. 5. The Executive Engineer, Vaishali Division, Hajipur. 6. The Director General, Provident Fund, Bihar, Pant Bhawan, Patna. 7. The District Provident Fund Officer, Nalanda. ----Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Bankey Bihari Singh,Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. P.K. Verma, AAG XI & Mr. S.R. Sharan, A.C. to AAG XI 4. 24.6.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P.K. Verma, the learned Additional Advocate General no.XI appearing for the State. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the payment of the provident fund dues. It is submitted that although the Department has paid the provident fund dues, but the amount is not correct and has not taken into account the deductions made by the petitioner for certain periods. Besides the above, the amount has been paid after long delay and as such the petitioner is entitled to a reasonable interest for the delay. 2 Mr. Verma, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for the State, on the other hand, submits that the amount of provident fund dues with interest has correctly been calculated as per the law and as such the petitioner is not entitled to the claim as raised in this writ petition. It is submitted that the chart annexed to the counter affidavit is correct. Notwithstanding the above, it is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that for expeditious redressal of the grievances, the petitioner proposes to file a representation giving all the relevant details as also the supporting documents, if any, in support of his claim before the District Provident Fund Officer, Nalanda (respondent no.7) within a period of four weeks along with the certified copy of the present order. In case such a representation is filed, the respondent no.7 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner with regard to the correctness of the amount of the provident fund dues paid to the petitioner as also the claim for interest in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation. Upon consideration, if the representation is disposed of in favour of the petitioner, respondent no.7 shall take all necessary follow-up action, so that the dues of the provident fund with interest shall be paid to the petitioner without further delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)