IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12700 of 2008 Shivendra Kumar, Son of Late Baldeo Prasad Sah, resident of Village- Tilka Manjhi Hatt Chowk, P.S. Kotwali, District- Bhagalpur ---------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Secretary, Road Construction Department, Patna 3. Engineer-in-Chief , Road Construction Department, Patna 4. Chief Engineer, South Road Construction Department, Patna 5. Superintending Engineer East Bihar Circle Road Construction Department, Bhagalpur 6. Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Bhagalpur 7. Secretary, Building Construction Department, Patna 8. Engineer-in- Chief, Building Construction Department, Patna 9. Chief Engineer, South Building Construction Department, Patna 10. Superintending Engineer East, Bihar Circle Building Construction Department, Bhagalpur 11. Executive Engineer, Road Construction Department, Bhagalpur ---------------------------------------Respondents. ---------------------------------- 03 17-11-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. None appeared on behalf of the Respondent/State. The petitioner in the present writ petition has prayed for directing the Respondents to pay the contributory Provident Fund amount from the year 1966 to 1984. It has been pleaded that the petitioner was initially appointed in the work charge establishment in the Road Construction Department in the year 1966 and subsequently he was transferred to Building Construction Department. It has been asserted that the deduction was made as C.P.F. but payment has not been made for the period claimed in the writ petition. In this case, separate counter affidavits have been filed on 2 behalf of Respondent/ Road Construction Department as well as Building Construction Department. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of Respondent/ Road Construction Department, where the petitioner was initially appointed, it has been categorically stated that the contribution towards G.P.F. amount and G.C. started from 8.12.1971 and not from 1966 and payment for the said deduction has already been made, as stated in paragraph-6 of the counter affidavit. No rejoinder to the counter affidavit has been filed. In view of the facts, particularly the specific averment made by the Respondent/ Road Construction Department, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. The writ petition stands dismissed. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)