IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14635 of 2010 MOSTT.SHAKUNTALA DEVI WIFE OF LATE SRIKANT JHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE – LOUDHIA, P.S. BANKA, P.O. LAKHPUR, DISTRICT BANKA, AT PRESENT C/O- SUDANSHU SHEKHAR JHA, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA TOPKHANA BAZAAR, P.S. KOTWALI, DISTRICT MUNGER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. 3. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, MUNGER 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTEDENT OF EDUCATION, MUNGER. 5. THE TREASURY OFFICER, MUNGER. 6. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, KHAGARIA. 7. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, BEGUSARAI. 8. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, GODDA, JHARKHAND. 9. THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOL, GODDA, JHARKHAND. 10. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, GOODA. ----------- 02. 06.09.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, State and Mr. N.N. Ojha, learned counsel for the State of Jharkhand. As prayed learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add The District Provident Fund Officer, Godda as respondent no. 10. The grievance of the petitioner is that her husband retired as Clerk on 28th of February 1994 from the office of the District Superintendent of Education, 2 Munger, however, the retiral have been paid except the payment on account of G.P.F. for the period March 1962 to May 1986. It is submitted that husband of the petitioner joined the office of the Deputy Inspector of School, Godda on 06.08.1990 and thereafter, the husband of the petitioner joined in the office of District Superintendent of Education, Munger on 28th of May 1986 till the date of his retirement i.e. 28th of February 1994. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- submits that the averments made in the writ application as also in the representation is not clear with regard to the claim of the petitioner. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, petitioner proposes to file separate representations before the respondent nos. 3 and 9 with a copy to respondent no. 4 and newly added respondent no. 10. In view of the above, in case such representations stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the above respondent shall consider the claims of the 3 petitioner as raised in the representation with regard to the payment of G.P.F. for the aforesaid period in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled without delay and the admitted dues could also be paid along with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish/ ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)