IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No. 12476 of 2006 BIRENDRA PRATAP SINGH, SON OF LATE SITA RAM SINGH, RESIDENT OF MOGHAL BAZAR, MUNGER AT AND P.O. MUNGER, DISTRICT- MUNGER. ………PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER –CUM – SECRETARY, HEALTH, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR, PROVIDENT FUND DIRECTORATE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, PANT BHAWAN, PATNA. 4. THE DISTRICT FAMILY PLANNING OFFICER, MUNGER. 5. THE CIVIL SURGEON-CUM-CHIEF MEDICAL OFICER, MUNGER. 6. THE DISTRTICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, MUNGER. ……. RESPONDENTS ----------- 2 20.04.2011 Heard Sri Sitesh Chandra Mitra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Arjun Prasad, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel No. 24, who appears on behalf of all the respondents/State. While invoking extraordinary writ jurisdiction of this court the petitioner has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of G.P.F. amount credited in the name of his mother who died in harness in the month of April, 1973. The petitioner has further prayed for a direction for payment of arrear of two months salary i.e. for the months of April & May, 1969, arrears of salary from 02.06.1969 to 30.09.1971 and arrear pay on account of pay revision from 01.01.1971 to March, 1973. 2 From the pleading it is evident that after the death of the mother of the petitioner her husband was sanctioned family pension and he also died on 17.11.1983. The court is of the opinion that after such a long time no direction can be issued in favour of the petitioner. The matter appears to be completely stale one. The writ petition stands rejected. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)