IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15063 of 2009 YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH, son of Late Kameshwar Singh, resident of Village Chanda, P.O. Mainpura Chanda, P.S. Nahandra, District Arwal. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Commissioner Cum Secretary, Higher Secondary Department, Government of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Secretariat, Patna. 2. The Director, Provident Fund Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 3. The Collector, Jehanabad, District Jehanabad. 4. The District Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad, District Jehanabad. 5. The District Education Officer, Jehanabad, District Jehanabad. 6. Treasury Officer, Arwal, District Arwal. ----Respondents ----------- 2. 10.11.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the payment of interest on the provident fund dues. It is submitted that the petitioner has been paid interest at the rate of 10% whereas he is entitled for interest at the rate of 12.5%. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State submits that the grievance of the petitioner shall be looked into. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for redressal of the grievances as raised in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the District Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad (respondent no.4). In case such a representation is filed stating the grievances as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a 2 period of six weeks, respondent no.4 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner raised in the representation could be redressed at the earliest. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)