IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.19732 of 2011 Shobha Kant Jha, Son of Late Bholat Jha, Resident of Village Tilhar, P.O. Tilhar, P.S. Mahisi, District Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna. 3. Finance Commissioner, Bihar, Patna. 4. Director, G.P.F. Pant Bhawan, Patna. 5. Collector, Saharsa/Supaul. 6. District Provident Fund Officer, Saharsa. 7. Excise Superintendent, Supaul. 8. Head Clerk-cum-Account Officer of Excise Superintendent, Supaul. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 3. 16.11.2011. Heard Miss Mallika Mazumdar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Dinbandhu Singh, learned G.P.9 appearing on behalf of all the respondents. The petitioner, who retired on 30.6.2009 as Excise Constable, has approached this Court with a prayer to direct the respondents to pay the amount of G.P.F., which has not been paid till date. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that authorization by respondent no.6/District Provident Fund Officer, Saharsa has already been done and addressed to the Excise Superintendent, Supaul, but the payment has not been made to the petitioner till date. Learned counsel for the petitioner 2 has drawn my attention to Annexure-1 to the writ petition i.e. a copy of communication made by respondent no.6 to respondent no.7. In view of the fact that petitioner retired in the month of June,2009 and authorization has already been issued by the District Provident Fund Officer, Saharsa, respondent no.7/Excise Superintendent, Supaul is directed to make payment as per authorization in respect of provident fund to the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands allowed. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)