IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12224 of 2003 LAXMI NATH JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the petitioner : Mr.Barun Kumar Choudhary,Adv. For the A.G. : Mrs. Nivedita Nirvikar,Adv. For the State : J.C. to S.C.XI ----------- 5 25.09.2008 As per the own showing of the petitioner an amount of Rs.71,659/- has been paid to the petitioner towards his G.P.F. dues, however, the petitioner contends that this is only a part of the amount and he was entitled for total amount of Rs.1,45,119/-. Case of the petitioner is that correspondences were exchanged between the B.D.O., Jale and the District Provident Fund Officer, Darbhanga with regard to receipt of formal application of the petitioner for release of G.P.F. amount, which will be evident from Annexure-3, 4 and 5 of the writ application. Due to this reason the remaining amount of G.P.F. of the petitioner was not paid to him, hence, the petitioner was compelled to file writ application. In the writ application the petitioner has prayed for direction for payment of remaining amount of G.P.F. with up-to-date statutory interest and also prayed 2 that 1% bonus may also be directed to be paid to him in terms of Government Memo No. M 1027/79/863 F, dated 20.1.1980, as he had not taken any advance to G.P.F. amount for more than five years. A counter affidavit has been filed by the respondents, but there is no denial of the claims of the petitioner. It is only stated that some authority slip with regard to pension etc. has been issued in favour of the petitioner. Since, it is not claimed by the respondents in the counter affidavit that the entire G.P.F. amount of the petitioner has been paid to him. The claims of the petitioner stands admitted. In that view of the matter, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent District provident Fund Officer to calculate the entire G.P.F. amount of the petitioner with statutory interest and issue authority slip for payment of remaining amount of G.P.F. with statutory interest within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. 3 He shall also examine the admissibility of 1% bonus to the petitioner in terms of the above referred memo of the Government. If, he finds that the petitioner is entitled for the said bonus he will calculate the same and add the amount to the total entitlement of the petitioner and issue authority slip with regard to entire remaining amount of the petitioner. Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)