IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9294 of 2010 BIJAY KUMAR SINHA, S/O LATE RAJESHWAR PRASAD SINHA, R/O SHAHWAN HATA, CHITRAVANI ROAD, TOWN AND DISTT.- PURNEA ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR, PROVIDENT FUND DIRECTORATE, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, PROVIDENT FUND DIRECTORATE, PANT BHAWAN, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR,PATNA. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 23.6.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievances of the petitioner is that while working in the Regional Research Station, Agwanpur, Saharsa in the Department of Agriculture for the period May, 1962 to September, 1977, the admissible amount of G.P.F. has not been paid to him. The petitioner later on joined the service of the Bihar Agriculture University, Pusa, from where he retired and received his retiral dues except the provident fund amount for the period the petitioner was served with the Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar. Learned counsel appearing for the State submits that the from the representation of the petitioner as annexed to the writ application as also from the averments made in the writ application it is not clear to ascertain his claim. However, the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered at the earliest as per law. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, 2 he although had represented his grievances before the Director, Provident Fund, Government of Bihar, Patna, however, proposes to file a fresh representation before the Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Finance Department, Government of Bihar, Patna (respondent no.3), with a copy to the Director of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna (respondent no.2). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the unpaid claims with regard to the G.P.F. with statutory interest as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of four weeks, the representation of the petitioner shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the aforesaid grievances of the petitioner with regard to the payment of G.P.F. with statutory interest be settled without further delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)