1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6102 of 2005 Arun Prakash Sinha son of late Sukhdeo Prasad, behind Blind School, Kadam Kuan, P.S. Kadam Kuan, Patna-3.. …..Petitioner Versus 1. The Union Of India through Provident Fund Commissioner, Regional Office Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Serpentine Road, R- Block, Patna, Bihar, 2. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (Pension) Regional Office Employees Provident Fund, Organisation Sepentine Road, R-Block Patna, Bihar…… …Respondents ----------- 2 14.10.2011 No one appears on behalf of the petitioner. However, Mr. R.S. Pradhan, learned senior counsel, is present on behalf of the respondents. Petitioner seeks direction to the respondents to pay pension of Rs.600/- per month under the provisions incorporated in paragraph 12(5) (a) and (b) of the Employees Pension Scheme 1995 with effect from 10.02.2000, as he was getting only Rs.333/- per month as sanctioned by the authorities. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents and a categorical statement has been made in Paragraph- 6 thereof that the monthly pension of the petitioner has now been re- 2 fixed/revised @ Rs. 600/- per month with effect from 10.2.2000 vide revised P.P.O. No. BR/PAT/5400 dated 13.6.2005. The petitioner will get Rs.624/- per month after adding relief of Rs.24/- on his original pension amount. A copy of the aforesaid P.P.O. has been appended as Annexure – A to the counter affidavit. It has further been submitted in Paragraph- 7 of the counter affidavit that the arrear amounting to Rs.17,406/- has already been sent to the Branch Manager, Punjab National Bank, R.K. Avenue, Patna for disbursement of same in the Saving Bank Account of the petitioner. In above view of the matter, it appears that the grievance of the petitioner has already been settled and, thus, the writ application has lost its efficacy. As a result, this writ application is disposed of. Sanjay-II ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)