IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1896 of 2007 ANIRUDH PRASAD ROY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- For the Petitioner : M/S. M. P. Dixit & Nityanand Mishra. For the Respondents 1,3, 4 and 6 to 10 : Mr. Kumar Udai Bhanu Rai, G.A. IV For Respondent no. 2 : Mr. Amish Kumar. For Respondent No. 5 : Mr. J. P. Karn. ------------ P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ------------ Dated, the 22nd July, 2008. This writ petition reflects casualness and total lack of concern by the authorities to a retired judicial officer with regard to un-paid amount of G.P.F.; the benefit of selection grade and arrears on account of increment. 2. The petitioner retired at the end of 31st December, 2003. From the pleadings of the parties, it is apparent that the entire amount of G.P.F. has not been paid to him. The petitioner has been moving from pillar to post and in correspondence with various authorities for the last more than four years but of no avail and his agony continues for want of payment of the entire G.P.F. amount. 3. There is also no dispute, as is apparent from the affidavit filed by respondent no. 5, the Accountant General (A & E) II, Bihar, Patna, that the petitioner has been given selection grade pay scale of Rs.4500-5700/-. Obviously, he is entitled to the monetary - 2 - benefits flowing therefrom including pension etc. 4. There also does not seem to be any dispute that the petitioner had got three increments in the year 1983. However, arrear on that account also seem to have not been fully paid. 5. We are at pains to say that if the authorities like the Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Patna and the Accountant General (A&E) II, would have been placed in a situation like the petitioner, perhaps they would have realised the agony of a retired employee not being paid his G.P.F. and other lawful dues. 6. We, accordingly, dispose of this writ petition by the following order : (i) The Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Patna shall ensure that the entire amount of G.P.F. is paid to the petitioner as early as possible and in no case later than 30th September, 2008. For any default on this count, the Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Patna shall be held personally responsible and may also expose himself to the action for deliberate disobedience of the order of this Court. All details concerning the G.P.F. account of the petitioner seem to be available in the office of the Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Patna. If any further clarification is needed from the petitioner, the Director may call upon the petitioner personally and seek all clarifications/information. It is reiterated that the Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Patna shall ensure that the entire G.P.F. amount is paid to the petitioner positively by 30th - 3 - September, 2008. (ii) With regard to the benefits of selection grade pay scale of Rs.4500-5700/- and the arrears of three increments given to the petitioner, we direct the Accountant General (A&E) II, Bihar, Patna to ensure that all outstanding amount is paid to the petitioner in that regard at the earliest, but in no case, later than 30th September, 2008, if not paid so far. Any default on the part of the Accountant General (A&E), Bihar, Patna shall be treated as defiance of the order of this Court and the concerned authority may expose himself to the contempt jurisdiction of this Court. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J AMIN/-