IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5625 of 2010 NIRMALA KUMARI WIDOW OF LATE BALIRAM PRASAD, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA- PATHARI GHAT, B.N.R. ROAD, NEAR ALKHIYA BABA TEMPLE, POST NANMUHIYA, P.S. SULTANGANJ, DISTRICT & TOWN- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, PATNA 4. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, NAUBATPUR, DISTRICT- PATNA 5. THE HEADMASTER, MIDDLE SCHOOL, KHAJURI, NAUBATPUR, DISTRICT- PATNA 6. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A &E) BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 2 01.04.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Manikant Mishra for the State and the counsel appearing for the Accountant General. The grievance of the petitioner is that the husband of the petitioner had superannuated on 31st December, 2001 from the post of Assistant Teacher while working in Middle School, Khajuri, Naubatpur-2, Patna and later died on 15.10.2009, however till date the payment of provident fund dues amounting to Rs. 2,91,663/- as mentioned in the letter no. 1341 dated 11th April, 2009 written by the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna to the Headmaster of the concerned School. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State submits that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law and if the payment of provident fund dues has not been made till date the same shall be looked into. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious payment of the provident fund dues, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.2 with a copy to the respondent no.3. In such view of the matter, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents including the copy of the letter contained in memo no. 2746 dated 15.03.2010 photocopy of which has been produced before this Court and the same has been kept on record, the grievances with regard to payment of provident fund dues shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of six weeks on receipt of such representation so that the aforesaid claim if not already paid could also be paid without delay with statutory interest. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Let copy of this order be handed over to the learned counsels appearing for the petitioner and the State for the needful. Manish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)