IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12389 of 2007 Shri Rabindra Prasad Arun, S/o Late Ram Krishan Singh, Resident of Village – Ichrua, P.S. – Alauli, Distt. – Khagaria ----------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Collector, Khagaria. 4. The Superintendent of Education, Khagaria, Distt. – Khagaria. ---------- Respondents ----------- 3 15.07.2011 When the case was called out a prayer was made by Sri Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, learned AC to SC No. 8 to adjourn the case for two weeks for filing counter affidavit. Prayer made by learned counsel for the state stands rejected. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2007 after serving copy on learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has made a limited prayer for directing the respondents to make payment of difference of salary deposited in the provident fund account in between 01.01.1971 to 31.03.1973. The petitioner retired as an Assistant Teacher from Middle School, Ghusamuri Bisanpur under Anchal – Khagaria, District – Khagaria with effect from 31.07.1998. The petitioner in the writ petition had made a prayer for directing the respondents for payment of aforesaid dues. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per Government instruction the petitioner was entitled to get payment of aforesaid amount with interest till the date of payment. In absence of any counter affidavit the writ petition stands allowed with a direction to respondents i.e. respondent nos. 2 & 2 4/Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna & Superintendent of Education, Khagaria respectively to take all steps for payment of the amount of difference of salary deposited in provident fund account of the petitioner between 01.01.1971 to 31.03.1973 alongwith interest. The interest shall be paid till the date of payment from the date of deposit in the account. The writ petition stands allowed. The respondents must make payment of aforesaid amount within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt /production of a copy of this order. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)