IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7176 of 2005 SMT.ASHA DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4 24.07.2008 After filing of the counter affidavit payments have been made to the petitioner, except for P.F. amount of the husband of the petitioner while he was working as Reader in Hindi Department in Bhagalpur University and while he was posted for some period as Teacher in T.N.B. College, which had not been paid to her husband. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has not been given details of the payments and calculation and thus he is not in a position to verify as to whether calculation have been made correctly and amounts due have been rightly paid. So far as details of the calculation and payments of the petitioner are concerned, learned counsel for the university submits that he will ensure that the same is furnished to the petitioner immediately after the strike is over and the University is opened but not later than two months from today. Learned counsel for the University submits that 2 he will get the details from the university and make it available to learned counsel for the petitioner in Court itself. So far as dues of P.F. is concerned he has drawn the attention of this Court to Annexure-B of the counter affidavit from which it appears that the Head of the Department of Hindi of Bhagalpur University, the Principal, R.D.D.J. College, Munger and the principal T.N.B. College were directed to furnish the details of claim of the husband of the petitioner for the period. He submits that the Principal, R.D.D.J. college has complied with the order and all amount of P.F. of husband of the petitioner while he was working at R.D.D.J. College has been paid to her. However, the Head of the Department of Hindi of Bhagalpur University as well as Principal, T.N.B. College did not comply with the order and they have been sitting tight over the matter since then. In that view of the matter, the Vice-Chancellor of the Bhagalpur University is directed to enquire into the matter and find out the details of dues of the husband of the petitioner on account of P.F. while he was 3 working in the Hindi Department of Bhagalpur University and T.N.B. College and ensure the payment of the same to the petitioner within two months from today. The Vice-Chancellor of the Bhagalpur University is also directed to pay interest @ 12 percent on the said remaining dues within that period. However, it is made clear that amount of interest shall not be paid to the petitioner from the fund of the University. It shall be the responsibility of the Vice-Chancellor to find out as to who was responsible for not complying with the direction of the University as contained in Annexure-B and deduct the said amount from their salary after due notice to them. The payment of P.F. amount together with interest must be paid to the petitioner within two months from today. The interest amount must be realized from salaries of the concerned persons after due enquiry within three months thereafter. With the above observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)