IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.325 of 2007 RADHA DEVI Versus NATIONAL SEEDS CORPN. LTD. & ORS ----------- 09/ 07.05.2010 Mr. Sanat Kumar Mishra for the petitioner, Mr. Sunil Kumar Tiwary for the National Seeds Corporation and Mr. B.K. Verma for the Employees Provident Fund Organization are present. Two sets of supplementary counter affidavit have been filed today on behalf of the Corporation. This Court had taken note of the pending grievance of the petitioner relatable to life insurance amount of Rs. 26,000/-, E.D.L.I.S. amount of Rs. 10,500/- and the family pension amount, in its earlier order dated 05.04.2010 and had required the respondent-Corporation to redress the pending claims of the petitioner. In the two sets of supplementary counter affidavit filed today, it is stated that the petitioner was only entitled to the life insurance amount of Rs. 10,500/- and not to the amount of Rs. 26,000/- as claimed by her. It is stated that the Scheme provided a payment of Rs. 10,500/- up to February, 1990 and that after an amendment, the Scheme was revised with effect from 01.03.1990 enhancing the claim amount to Rs. 26,000/-. It is thus contended that as the husband of the petitioner expired on 17.01.1990 i.e. prior to 01.03.1990, hence he was only entitled 2 to the sum of Rs. 10,500/- and not Rs. 26,000/-. It is next stated that the respondent-authorities have forwarded a copy of the L.I.C. letter to the petitioner on 20.04.2010 at her residential address for credit of the said amount in her saving bank account in the P.N.B. vide cheque no. 126813 dated 02.04.2010. It is thus stated that the claim of the petitioner towards insurance amount stands settled. In so far as pension is concerned, a calculation chart has been enclosed in the two supplementary counter affidavits filed today and in which it is stated that the deduction of the amounts could only be carried out until 15.11.1988 and has been forwarded to the Provident Fund Organization. It is stated that as the petitioner absented himself with effect from 15.11.1988 until his death on 17.01.1990, hence no contribution could be deducted from his salary for the aforesaid period and the same has been brought on record by way of supplementary counter affidavit. I am of the opinion that there should not be any impediment on the part of the authorities of the Provident Fund Department in processing and in making payment of the family pension to the petitioner in terms of the deductions. Mr. B.K. Verma, however, submits that to enable the Organization for making payment of the said amount the claim form has to be submitted. Mr. Bhola Prasad, the Administrative Officer, in Patna office of the National Seeds Corporation Limited is present in 3 Court today and undertakes to expedite the claim form of the petitioner for payment of the pension. The petitioner would present herself on Monday at 11.00 A.M. in the office of the National Seeds Corporation at Patna and the Administrative Officer shall ensure and also help out the petitioner in filling up the form and forward the same to the Provident Fund Department for taking necessary action at their hand for making payment of the pension claim of the petitioner expeditiously and without causing any unnecessary delay. The entire exercise should be carried out within a period of four weeks from today. The writ petition is disposed of in the light of the directions aforesaid. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)