IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14614 of 2009 1. NIRAJ KUMAR S/O SRI NAND KISHOR SHARMA VILL- DERNI, P.S. SUTIHAR, DISTT- SARAN, PRESENTLY SECRETARY DERNI GARAMMOTHAN SAMITTI, P.S SUTIHAR, DISTT- SARAN ..........................................petitioner Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA 2. THE MINISTARY OF LABOUR GOVT. OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 3. THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (PENSION) EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, SUB REGIONAL OFFICE NEW VAKALATKHANA BHAWAN, COURT COMPOUND, MUZAFFARPUR 4. THE COMMISSIONER PENSION II (E.P.F. ORGANISATION) REGIONAL OFFICE R- BLOCK, ROAD NO- 6, PATNA, BIHAR 5. THE SENIOR BRANCH MANAGER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK PANKAJ MARKET, SARAIYA GANJ, MUZAFFARPUR 6. THE BRANCH MANAGER, PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK DERNI BAZAR, P.O. SUTIHAR, DISTT- SARAN ........................respondents ----------- 3 07-12-2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the respondents no.3 and 4 and learned counsel for the Punjab National Bank and its officials. Petitioner has raised a grievance purporting to be under public interest that poor pensioners entitled for payment under the Employees Provident Fund scheme are harassed because of the defective system adopted by the authorities of Employees Provident Fund Organization at Muzaffarpur and as a result the pensioners of area around Derni Bazar P.O., Sutihar District Saran are not getting their dues in time. Counter affidavit filed on behalf of Employees Provident Fund Organization clarifies that the system within the jurisdiction of Assistant Commissioner (Pension), Muzaffarpur is same as at other places. Sympathy has been expressed with the pensioners but it has been pointed out that delay appears to be on account of inaction by the concerned branch of Punjab National 2 Bank at Derni Bazar and this has to be rectified by the Senior Branch Manager, Punjab National Bank, Saraiyaganj, Muzaffarpur which is the link branch. In the facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that no direction is necessary to the Employees Fund Organization. However, the authorities of the Punjab National Bank, particularly, respondent Nos. 5 and 6 are directed to take effective steps to ensure that delays are kept at the minimum. The writ petition is disposed of. BKS/- (Shiva Kirti Singh, ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)