IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.15828 of 2007 Keshav Giri , Son of Late Thag Giri, resident of Village- Narayanpur, P.S.Piro, District-Bhojpur at Ara ------------------ Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director ( Primary Education), Govt. of Bihar,Patna 3. The District Superintendent of Education, Bhojpur at Ara 4. The Range Education Officer, Bihinyan/Piro, Bhojpur 5. The Head Master, Middle School, Sahangi, Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur -------------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 01-08-2011 Heard Sri Kinkar Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Kamlesh Kumar, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel no.22, who appears on behalf of all the Respondents. The present writ petition has been filed with a limited prayer to direct the Respondents to pay interest on the difference of salary deposited in the Provident Fund Account of the petitioner for the period 1.1.1971 to 31.3.1973. The petitioner retired with effect from 31.3.1998 as Headmaster, Middle School, Sahangi, Jagdishpur (East), District- Bhojpur. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to Annexure-1 to the writ petition, whereby authorization was issued by the District Superintendent of Education, Bhojpur for payment of principal amount kept in the Provident Fund Account of the petitioner out of difference of salary in between 1.1.1971 and 31.3.1973. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that said amount was authorized in the year 2001 and deduction was made in between 1.1.1971 and 31.3.1973. However, no interest has been paid on the said deposit on delayed payment. 2 The present writ petition was filed in the year 2007. However, till date no counter affidavit has been filed and, as such, after hearing the parties, the writ petition stands allowed directing the Respondents to calculate interest on the aforesaid principal amount from the date of deposit till the date of authorization i.e. Annexure-1 of the writ petition and make payment of interest to the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands allowed. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J. )