IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14063 of 2010 BIRENDRA KUMAR SINHA SON OF LATE YAMUNA KANT PRASAD, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHHATAR BIGHA, P.S. BIND, P.O.- AMAWAN, DISTRICT- NALANDA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR NALANDA AT BIHAR SHARIF, P.O.- BIHARSHARIF, DISTRICT- NALANDA 3. THE PRAKHAND VIKASH PADADHIKARI, NOORSARAI, P.O.- NOORSARAI, DISTRICT- NALANDA 4. THE PRAKHAND VIKASH PADADHIKARI, ASTHAWAN PRAKHAND, P.O.- ASHTHAWAN, DISTRICT- NALANDA 5. THE PRAKHAND VIKASH PADADHIKARI, RAJGIR, DISTRICT- NALANDA 6. THE DISTRICT PANCHAYAT RAJ OFFICER, NALANDA AT BIHARSHARIF, P.O.- BIHARSHARIF, DISTRICT- NALANDA 7. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, NALANDA AT BIHARSHARIF, P.O.- BIHARSHARIF, DISTRICT- NALANDA ----------- 2 26.08.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that his father retired on 31st July, 1989 from the post of Panchayat Sewak while working under the respondent no.5 and later died on 10th December, 1989. It is stated and submitted that the petitioner has received the gratuity amount, however the balance provident fund dues as also the leave encashment amount have not been settled and paid as yet besides the arrears of pension for the period between his retirement and the death despite representation by the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State submits that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for - 2 - the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the grievance with regard to provident fund dues, petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the respondent no.7 with copy to the respondent nos. 2 & 6 and a separate representation before the respondent no.6 with regard to the claim for payment of arrears of pension for the period 01.08.1989 to 09.12.1989 and the amount of leave encashment. In view of the above, in case such separate representations stating details of unpaid claims are filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the grievances of the petitioner raised in the respective representations shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representations so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled without delay and upon consideration the admitted dues found payable may also be paid to the petitioner along with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.) - 3 -