IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2606 of 2006 BANARASI RAI, son of late Mahadeo Rai resident of village-Bhagwanpur, P.S. Baikunthpur, in the District of Gopalganj Versus 1. THE CENTRAL CO-OPT.BANK LTD. Siwan, through its Administrator, 2. the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, having office at Muzaffarpur. ----------- 3 25.03.2010 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner superannuated with effect from 3.6.2000 while under the services of the Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Siwan holding the post of a Nightguard. The writ petition was filed for payment of the post retiral benefits as admissible to the petitioner. Admittedly all post retiral benefits as required to be paid by the respondent Bank, has since been paid to the petitioner and there is no disputes about it. A counter affidavit has been field on behalf of the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner and in paragraph 6 thereof it is stated that the petitioner was being paid his pension with effect from the date of retirement 2 i.e. 3.6.2000 up to 31.12.2003 but the same has been stopped with effect from January, 2004 by reason of non submission of his life certificate from the Punjab National Bank, Gopalganj. It is stated that despite the letter No. 511 dated 31.10.2004 sent to the petitioner requiring him to deposit the life certificate, the petitioner has not responded to the same. In so far as the provident fund amount is concerned, it is stated that the same has already been paid to the petitioner vide cheque dated 6.8.2003. Thus the only dispute which remains is regarding payment of the pension of the petitioner with effect from January, 2004 which as per the affidavits, is not being paid to him by reason of non submission of a life certificate from the Punjab National Bank as desired by Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. Having considered the Circumstances aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to submit a life certificate after obtaining the same from the Punjab National Bank Ltd., Gopalganj before the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Bihar, Patna and whereupon the arrears of 3 pension and the current pension would be released by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Bihar, Patna in accordance with the provisions of Employees Pension Scheme, 1995 without any further delay. With the aforesaid direction the writ petition is disposed of. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )