IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1723 of 2006 RAM KUMAR SINHA Versus ARUN KUMAR SINGH ----------- For the petitioner :Mr. R.P.Brnaway, Advocate. For the opposite parties :Mr. S.Bharti, JC to AAG 3 ------ P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ----- Dated, the 09th July, 2008. On 15.12.2005, the following order came to be passed: “Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, respondent authorities are directed to pay the provident fund amount to the petitioner in its entirety along with statutory interest and also to pay the left over group insurance amount admissible in law to the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.” 2. The necessity of filing this contempt application arose since according to the petitioner payment of G.P.F was not made to him. 3. A show cause has been filed by the opposite party no.5. The following statement has been made therein: “5. That as soon as the details regarding the aforesaid contributions made by the petitioner were received the deponent calculated the group insurance - 2 - amount payable to the petitioner which came to Rs.15023/- and as the petitioner had been paid a sum of Rs.7898/- earlier for the balance amount of Rs.7125/- towards his group Insurance bill no.55 of 2006-07 was passed and accordingly the said amount was deposited in petitioner’s bank account bearing number 441651586 held with Indian Bank, Bailey Road Patna on 5.8.2006. A calculation chart of the said amount of group insurance is being brought on record. A xerox copy of the calculation chart is annexed and marked as Annexure-A to this show cause. “6. That with respect to payment of the remaining amount of general provident fund of the petitioner it is stated that on receipt of the deduction statements of G.P.F from the petitioner, they were sent to the Director, Provident Fund, Bihar Patna by the deponent for calculating the remaining amount of G.P.F. of the petitioner. The total amount of G.P.F. of the petitioner was calculated at Rs.203446 and as a sum of Rs.66123/- had been paid to the petitioner earlier the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna issued authority slip under letter no.793 dated 14.8.2006 sanctioning the balance amount of Rs.1,37,322/- towards petitioner’s G.P.F. stating therein that it includes interest up to July 2006. Accordingly bill no.67 of 2006-07 was prepared for payment of the aforesaid balance of G.P.F. of the petitioner amounting to Rs.1,37,322/- and the said amount has been deposited in the aforesaid bank account number, being 441651586, of the petitioner on 19.8.2006. A xerox copy of the authority slip dated 14.8.2006 is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure-B to this show cause.” 4. In the counter affidavit filed by the petitioner on 30th November, 2006, a grievance was raised that the authorities ought to have credited provident fund for the years 1973-74, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1978-79 to 1981-82. 5. A supplementary affidavit has been filed by the - 3 - opposite party no.5 and in paragraph 6, the following statement has been made.: “That pursuant to issuance of the aforesaid letter dated 4.8.2006, the D.P.F.O., Patna has sent an authority slip to the deponent bearing No.555 dated 28.6.2007 for a sum of Rs.10639/- and the said amount has been paid to the petitioner vide Bill No.22 of 2007-08 dated 26.6.2007. A Xerox copy of authority slip dated 28.6.2007 is annexed herewith and marked as Annexure-E to this supplementary show cause” 6. The counsel for the State, thus, submits that even the remaining amount of General Provident Fund has been made. 7. In the light of the categorical statement made by the opposite party no.5 and the supplementary show cause, we are satisfied that nothing further needs to be done in this contempt application. 8. MJC stands disposed accordingly. R.M. Lodha, CJ. Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil