IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7624 of 2010 RAM KRISHNA PRASAD SINGH, S/O LATE PRAYAG NARAYAN SINGH, R/O MOHALLA PROFESSOR COLONY,P.S.-BIHARSHARIF, DISTRICT-NALANDA. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, THROUGH THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NALANDA, BIHARSHARIF. 2. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER,(S.D.O.),BIHARSHARIF,NALANDA. 3. THE TREASURY OFFICER,BIHARSHARIF (NALANDA). 4. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A & E), BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, NALANDA, BIHARSHARIF. 6. THE DIRECTOR, GENERAL PROVIDENT FUND, 'PANT BHAWAN' PROVIDENT FUND DIRECTORATE,BAILEY ROAD,PATNA. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 30.4.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted that the petitioner retired on 31st of March, 1995 as an Assistant from the Office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Biharsharif, District Nalanda. His provident fund dues was payable immediately on his retirement after receiving the requisite application from him. However, the said amount was paid after a long delay and as such the petitioner is entitled to interest on account of provident fund dues as permissible under the rules. The above grievance has not been disposed of despite representation, as contained in Annexure 8. It is further submitted that besides the above, there are some other grievances, which also remain to be settled. Learned counsel for the State submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered as per law without delay. 2 In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for redressal of the grievance with regard to the payment of interest over the provident fund dues, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the District Provident Fund Officer, Nalanda, Biharsharif (respondent no.5). However, for redressal of the rest of the grievances, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the Sub-Divisional Officer, Biharsharif, Nalanda (respondent no.2). In case such separate representations are filed before the concerned respondents stating the details of the unpaid claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representations shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representations may be settled at the earliest and the admitted dues, if any, may also be paid with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)