IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3331 of 2006 MD.DILJAN NADAPH son of Choti Nadaph resident of village Parasahi, P.S. ladania District Madhubani Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. District Superintendent of Eduction, Madhubani 3. District Provident Fund Officer, Madhubani. ----------- 2 16.04.2010 Heard Mr. Pratap Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Sanjay Kumar, learned A.C. to A.A.G.10 for the State. The petitioner superannuated from the post of Assistant Teacher, Government Middle School, Lalamania, Khutauma in the District of Madhubani, while officiating as an Incharge, Headmaster of the said school with effect from 31.1.2005. The writ petition has been filed for payment of the G.P.F. amount for the period prior to November, 1976 and for the differential salary amount for the period 1.1.1971 to 31.3.1093 together with admissible statutory interest thereon. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the District Provident Officer, Madhubani and who submits that the authority concerned for payment of the claims in question is the District Superintendent of Education, Madhubai. Having regard to the circumstances that - 2 - the writ petition has been pending since the year 2006, and the counter affidavit on behalf of the District Superintendent of Education, Madhubani is still wanting, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the District Superintendent of Education, Madhubani to make the payment of the claim of the petitioner, noted herein above in this order, if not already paid, within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)