IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11126 of 2007 Dulari Devi, W/o Late Basudeo Prasad Sharma, Resident of Village – Shamir Nagar, P.O. – Koshi College, Khagaria, P.S. – Muffasil, Distt. - Khagaria. ---------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director, Primary Education, Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Collector, Khagaria. 4. The Superintendent of Education, Khagaria, Distt. – Khagaria. ---------- Respondents ----------- 2 18.07.2011 Heard Sri Ranjeet Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Subhankar Sharma, learned AC to GP No. 11, who appears on behalf of all the respondents. The present writ petition was filed with a prayer to direct the respondents to make payment of difference of salary deposited in the provident fund account from 01.01.1971 to 31.03.1973 with statutory interest till the date of payment. The present writ petition was filed in the year 2007 after serving copy on learned counsel for the State. However, till date, no counter affidavit has been filed. Learned counsel for the State on instruction submits that District Education Officer, Khagaria has instructed Drawing & Disbursing Officer to make payment. However, till date, no payment has been made. In view of the facts and circumstances, the court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of directing the respondents to make payment of difference of salary deposited in provident fund account of the petitioner from 01.01.1971 to 31.03.1973 alongwith interest from the date of deposit till the date of payment. 2 Payment must be made within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands allowed. Praful (Rakesh Kumar, J.)