IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.584 of 2011 Mostt.Hira Mani Kuar, wife of Late Ramesh Singh, resident of Village-Pura, Police Station-Tekari, District-Gaya --------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Collector, Gaya 3. The District Bhuarjan Officer, Gaya 4. The District Provident Fund Officer, Gaya ----------------------- Respondents. ----------- 02 12-01-2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the District Provident Fund Officer, Gaya as party Respondent no.4 in course of the day in this application. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Arjun Prasad Singh, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel No.2. The petitioner has prayed for directing the Respondents to make payment of G.P.F. amount with statutory interest. It was submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the husband of the petitioner, who was Lower Division Clerk, retired from the office of Land Acquisition Officer, Gaya on 31.10.1994. Thereafter he died on 31.1.1999. It was further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that all the retiral dues were cleared and the petitioner is also being paid family pension. However, only G.P.F. amount has not been paid till date. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is being disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation before the newly added Respondent no.4 i.e. the District Provident Fund Officer, Gaya within a period of six weeks 2 from today. If such representation is filed, the newly added Respondent no.4 is directed to examine the same and redress the grievance of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. In case of refusal, Respondent no.4 directed to pass speaking order within the aforesaid time. With the above observation and direction, the petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)