IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2211 of 2005 UMESH CHANDRA CHOUDHARY Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- For the petitioner : Ms. Pravina Kumari (Rai), Advocate For the opposite parties : Mr. Rajesh Kumar-1, Government Pleader-VIII --------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ----- Dated, the 06th August, 2008 The petitioner filed the writ petition before this court for a direction to the respondents to make payment of balance amount of G.P.F to the extent of Rs.19,000/-. The Single Judge disposed of the writ petition on Ist of November, 2004 by permitting the petitioner to make a representation to the authority concerned and the authority was directed to consider the same. It was further observed that if on calculation it was found that the petitioner was entitled to any further amount, the same will be paid to him. 2. By this contempt petition, the petitioner has raised grievance that the order of this court dated 01st of November, 2004 has not been honestly implemented inasmuch as despite representation having been made to the respondents, the balance amount of G.P.F - 2 - has not been paid, nor interest on delayed payment of G.P.F has been paid. 3. That the petitioner has been paid a sum of Rs.5,10,083 towards outstanding G.P.F somewhere in the month of August, 2003 is not in dispute. The petitioner’s grievance is that although the authority slip was issued on 31st of May, 2003, for two months, the payment was not made. We are afraid, this aspect cannot be considered in the contempt jurisdiction since we find that the Single Judge in his order dated Ist of November, 2004 noticed that payment of Rs.5,10,082/- has been made, but did not award any interest on delayed payment of G.P.F. 4. All in all, no case for contempt jurisdiction is made out. MJC is disposed of accordingly. R.M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J. Sunil