IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12250 of 2008 Most. Kulwanti Devi, wife of Late Lalan Kishore Prasad, resident of Mohalla- Makhlotganj, P.O. Gaya, P.S. Kotwali, District-Gaya --------------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Collector, Jehanabad, District-Jehanabad 2. The Collector, Arwal, District-Jehanabad now Arwal 3. The Director, Provident Fund, Provident Fund Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 4. The District Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad , District- Jehanabad 5. The Block Development Officer, Arwal, District- Jehanabad, now Arwal ---------------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 17-11-2011 Heard Shri Ghanshyam Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Bhaskar Shankar, learned A.C. to Govt. Pleader no.16, who appears on behalf of Respondent/ State. The present writ petition has been filed with a limited prayer to direct the Respondents to pay interest on G.P.F. amount of the husband of the petitioner, who retired on 31.07.1995 as Head Clerk from the Office of Block Development Officer, Arwal. The payment of amount of G.P.F. was made in the year 2000. The husband of the petitioner died subsequently. In this case, a counter affidavit on behalf of Respondent no.4/District Provident Fund Officer has been filed, wherein it has been indicated that the amount of G.P.F. with admissible statutory interest was paid to the petitioner. Specific averment has been made in the counter affidavit regarding admissible interest on G.P.F. amount. Of course, a rejoinder to the counter affidavit has been filed by the petitioner. But it is not sufficient to persuade the Court for granting any relief. 2 In view of the specific averment made in the counter affidavit, no relief can be granted to the petitioner. The writ petition stands dismissed. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)