IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No. 5274 of 2011 BIJAY KRISHNA KUMAR, S/o Late Raghubar Mandal, R/o Village – Barahri, Rupauli, P.S.- Bhawanipur, District – Purnea. …………. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Principal, Jawahar Lal Acharya, Medical College, Bhagalpur, District – Bhagalpur. 3. District Provident Fund Officer, Bhagalpur, District – Bhagalpur. ………… Respondents ----------- 2 24.03.2011 Heard Sri Pratap Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Amrendra Kumar, learned A.C. to Govt. Pleader No. VIII. The petitioner, who retired with effect from 31.12.2001, while working as Professor in Radiology Department from Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Bhagalpur, has prayed for directing the respondents to make payment of due amount of G.P.F., which is due since September 1986 to June 1995, alongwith statutory interest. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has also filed representation before respondent nos. 2 & 3 i.e. Principal, Jawahar Lal Acharya Medical College, Bhagalpur and District Provident Fund Officer, Bhagalpur. However, no decision has been taken till date. The petition stands disposed of, granting liberty to the petitioner, to file a fresh representation before both 2 the respondents i.e. respondent nos. 2 & 3, within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, both the respondents are directed to examine the same and pass appropriate order, in accordance with law. If respondents, consider the claim of the petitioner as genuine, they are required to clear the dues within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. The petitioner shall also be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on delayed payment. In case of refusal, both the respondents are directed to pass a speaking order within the aforesaid time. With above observation and direction the petition stands disposed of. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)