IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2944 of 2005 BRIJ BHUSHAN SHARMA, aged about 67 years, son of Late Saryug Sharma resident of village & Post office- Nare, P.S. Makhdumpur, District-Jehanbad. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Collector, Jehanabad, District-Jehanabad. 2. The Block Development Officer, Makhdumpur, District-Jehanabad. 3. The District Provident Fund Officer, District Jehanabad 4. The Director, Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ----------- 6 02.04.2010 Heard Mr. Subhash Prasad Singh, learned counsel for petitioner and Mr. S.S. Sundaram, learned A.C. to A.G. for the State. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 4.3.2010 Mr. Sundaram has produced the record pertaining to the provident fund claim of the petitioner in order to demonstrate that there was no laches on the part of the Department in processing the claim of the petitioner for payment of the provident fund. Admitted position is that the entire provident fund amount with admissible interest thereon has been paid to the petitioner and the only grievance according to the petitioner, is regarding interest on delayed payment of the said amount. Learned counsel for the State had - 2 - submitted that no sooner the application was received in the office of the Block Development Officer, Makhdumpur on 9.1.2004 the same was processed and the payment thereof was made to the petitioner, evidence thereof is present in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the District Provident Officer, Jehanabad. I have perused the records produced by the learned counsel for the State and I am satisfied from perusal thereof that the processing of the claim has been made by the department no sooner the claim form was presented by the petitioner and there was no laches in the same. In that view of the matter no further claim subsists. The writ petition is disposed of. Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J. )