IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4594 of 2008 Dr.Sitaram Ambasta , Son of Late Chhedi Lal, resident of Mohalla- Anisabad , Ali Nagar Colony, P.S. Gardanibagh, Town & District-Patna ------------------ Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Director, Health Services, Bihar,Patna 3. Director, Provident Fund, Bihar,Patna 4. District Provident Fund Officer, Muzaffarpur 5. District Provident Fund Officer, Motihari, East Champaran 6. Treasury Officer, Muzaffarpur 7. Treasury Officer, East Champaran, Motihari ------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 25-08-2011 Heard Sri Mukul Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sanjiv Kumar Mishra, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel No.8, who appears on behalf of Respondent/ State. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 31.1.1999 as Bihar State Health Education Officer, after none receipt of payment of G.P.F. amount was constrained to approach this Court in the year 2008 by filing the present writ petition. In this case, counter affidavits have been filed on behalf of Respondent no.4/District Provident Fund officer , Muzaffarpur , Respondent no.5/ District Provident Fund Officer, Motihari and Respondent no.7/ Treasury Officer, East Champaran at Motihari. The Respondent no.4 has made specific statement in its counter affidavit that he had counter- signed on deduction statement and sent to the G.P.F. Office, Patna Collectorate in the year 2008 for further action. Similarly, Respondent no.5 / District Provident Fund Officer, Motihari in paragraph no.4 of its counter affidavit has stated that on receipt of deduction statement from the petitioner duly certified by the Treasury Officer, Motihari for the period from March, 1985 to June, 1990 and after countersigning the same sent to the District Provident Fund Officer, Collectorate, Patna along with the balance of 1981-82, which was received from the Office of Accountant General, Bihar. In this case, no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the remaining Respondents, particularly Respondent no.3/ Director, Provident Fund, Bihar, Patna. In view of the fact that the claim of the petitioner has not been disputed by either of the Respondents, the Court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be allowed directing the Respondents, particularly Respondent no.3/ Director, Provident Fund, Bihar, Patna to take all steps so that payment of the amount under the heading of G.P.F. of the petitioner may be made within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The respondents are directed to make payment of the aforesaid amount along with admissible statutory interest. The writ petition stands allowed. NKS/- (Rakesh Kumar, J.)