IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6853 of 2008 Ramnath Tiwary , Son of Late Ramnaresh Tiwary, resident of Village and P.O. Nandlalpur, Via Balukaram, P.s. Vaishali, District- Vaishali at Hajipur -------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Superintendent of Education, Vaishali at Hajipur 3. The Treasury Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur 4. The Provident Fund Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur 5. The District Education Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur --------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 22-09-2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the District Education Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur as Respondent no.5 in this application in course of the day. Heard Sri V.K.Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ravi Verma, learned A.C. to Govt. Pleader no.12, who appears on behalf of all the Respondents. The petitioner, who retired on 31.01.2004 as Assistant Teacher from Nationalised Middle School Kartaha, Lalganj in the district of Vaishali , had approached this Court with a prayer to direct the Respondents to make payment of amount of G.P.F. and also for directing the Respondents to pay the amount kept under the suspense account of the petitioner with statutory interest. In this case, a counter affidavit on behalf of Respondent no.4/ District Provident Fund Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur has been filed , which indicates that amount of Provident Fund has already been paid to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner admits that the provident fund amount has already been paid and there is no 2 due in respect of the said amount. However, it is submitted that neither the amount kept under the suspense account has been paid to the petitioner nor the concerned Respondent i.e. Respondent no.5 has responded to the writ petition. However, it was submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the authority concerned in respect of the claimed amount kept under the suspense account. In view of the stand taken by learned counsel for the petitioner, there is no need to keep the matter further pending. The writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Respondent no.5/ District Education Officer, Vaishali at Hajipur by filing a detailed representation within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed by the petitioner, the Respondent no.5 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. If the Respondent no.5 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass order for clearing the dues within the aforesaid time. Even in case of refusal, the Respondent no.5 is required to pass speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within three months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)