IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10811 of 2009 Most. Ratan Devi, aged about 73 years, W/o Late Ramashish Singh, resident of Village-Mustafapur, P.S. Dhanarua, District-Patna. ……………………………………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Director, Provident Fund, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Provident Fund Officer, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Superintendent of Police (Rail), Muzaffarpur. …….Respondents. ----------- 2. 27. 08. 2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to payment of Provident Fund dues of her late husband. It is submitted that despite letter written by the Assistant Director, Provident Fund, Bihar,Patna addressed to the District Provident Fund Officer, Muzaffarpur, vide letter No. 145, dated 24. 06. 2009, as contained in Annexure-4, no further steps has been taken with relates to payment of Provident Fund dues of the petitioner. However, petitioner filed a representation dated 02. 07. 2009, as contained in Annexure-5. Learned counsel for the State submits that if the payment of Provident Fund dues has not been settled as yet the same shall be considered without delay. In the above circumstances, Respondent No.3, District Provident Fund Officer, Muzaffarpur, is directed to settle the payment of Provident Fund dues of the petitioner as she is aged about 73 years in accordance with law 2 expeditiously preferably within a period of three months on receipt/production of the certified copy of the present order along with statutory interest. With the above observations/directions, this writ application stands disposed of. m.p. (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)