IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5751 of 2007 Ram Naresh Sharma, Son of Late Chandrika Singh, resident of Village- Mahajpura, P.S. Bikram, District-Patna, at present residing at Mohalla- Raghunath Tola, P.O. Anisabad, P.S. Gardanibagh, District-Patna ------------------ Petitioner Versus 1. Patna Municipal Corporation , through its Chief Executive Officer, Patna 2. Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna 3. Mayor, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna 4. The State of Bihar, through the Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 5. District Superintendent of Education, Patna Collectorate Compound, Patna --------------------- Respondents. ----------- 02 12-05-2011 Heard Sri Nand Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt. Mamta Kumari, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel no.8, who appears on behalf of Respondent nos. 4 and 5. None appeared on behalf of Respondent nos. 1 and 2/ Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna nor in this case any counter affidavit has been filed till date, whereas the writ petition was filed on 2.5.2007 after serving a copy of the same on learned counsel for all the Respondents. The petitioner’s wife was Assistant Teacher in Middle School, Dhirachak, Patna, who retired on 31st May, 1999. It has been prayed by the petitioner to direct the Respondents, particularly Respondent no.2 i.e. the Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna, to make payment of Provident Fund amount, which was deposited from the month of May 1964 to March, 1976 with statutory interest. Since no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Corporation, in view of the statements made in the writ petition, the writ petition stands allowed directing the Respondent no.2 i.e. the Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna to make payment 2 of Provident Fund amount of the petitioner for the aforesaid period with admissible statutory interest within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands allowed. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J. )