IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.3337 of 2010 1. RAJENDRA PRASAD S/O LATE SURAJ SAH RESIDENT OF MOHALLA - GAIGHAT, DAKSHIN GALI , PATNA - 7 AT PRESENT RESIDING AT SHARAN NIKETAN , PREM CHAND LANE SHYAM NAGAR , JEHANABAD . Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SRI ANJANI KUMAR SINGH COMMISSIONER CUM, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION , BIHAR , PATNA . 2. SRI BHIRGUNATH UPADHAYA, FATHER’S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PETITIONER, DIRECTOR SECONDARY EDUCATION,BIHAR ,PATNA. 3. SRI DEVASHISH FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN R.D.D.E.MAGADH DIVISION,GAYA. 4. SRI ASHUTOSH KUMAR FATHER 'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE D.E.O.JEHANABAD. 5. SRI PRADIP KUMAR GUPTA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER , JEHANABAD. 6. SRI BRAJESH KUMAR OJHA FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE D.E.O , GAYA . 7. SRI BHANU PRATAP SHARMA, FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER , GOVT OF BIHAR , PATNA. 8. SRI I.D.S.DHARIWAL FATHER'S NAME NOT KNOWN TO THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL BIHAR , BIRCHAND PATEL PATH , PATNA. 9. MR. SURENDRA KR. THAKUR, HEADMASTER HIGH SCHOOL AMARUT , GAYA ----------- 04. 17.05.2011 In compliance of my order dated 16.5.2011 the Provident Fund Officer and District Education Officer, Jehanabad are present. It is submitted by the District Education Officer, Jehanabad that for ensuring compliance of the orders of the High Court dated 18.5.2007, Annexure-1 he has written several letters to the Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad so as to provide him with the calculation for paying the arrears of difference of interest over the GPF amount of the petitioner, which remained in deposit in the post office for the period between 1985 till the date of withdrawal of the said amount in the year 2003 and as the calculation was not made by the office 2 of the Provident Fund Officer, the orders of the High Court could not be complied with. The provident fund officer, Jehanabad states that she has joined the office at Jehanabad in March, 2011 and the reminder letters were received in April,2011, but the same could not be attended to as the staff of the office is engaged in connection with panchayat election. If the staffs were not available for complying the request of the District Education Officer for ensuring compliance of the orders of the High Court dated 18.5.2007 the District Provident Fund Officer should have approached the superiors so as to enable them to relieve the staff from election work for ensuring compliance of the orders of the High Court. In view of the apology tendered by the Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad, I am not proceeding with the matter any further. The contempt petition is, accordingly, disposed of directing that the arrears of entire difference of interest amount over the GPF which remained in deposit with the post office be paid to the petitioner as early as possible, in any case within one week from today with up to date interest. Rajesh/ ( V. N. Sinha, J.)