IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4598 of 2005 1(a). Rajesh Kumar Verma. 1(b). Umesh Kumar Verma. 1(c). Biresh Kumar Verma. D1(d). Anita Srivastava All heirs of deceased sole petitioner Naresh Prasad Srivastava, residents of Purani Gudri, Kurmi Tola, P S – Bettiah Mofussil, District – West Champaran (Bettiah). Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. Finance Commissioner, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. Director of Provident Fund, Bihar, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. District Magistrate, East Champaran (Motihari). 5. District Provident Fund Officer, West Champaran (Bettiah). 6. District Supply Officer, East Champaran, (Motihari). 7. Block Development Officer, Chauradano Block, East Champaran, Motihari. ----------- 08. 27.03.2009 Original petitioner Naresh Prasad Srivastava is no more who happened to be erstwhile employee of the State of Bihar. He has now been substituted by his legal heirs. Initially the writ application was filed to make payment of GPF fund to which petitioner had a rightful claim. Issue now left is payment of GPF for the period March 1978 to February 1981. For the period 1985-86 the same stands paid. Way back in the year 2005 a counter affidavit was filed. Statement was made by the District Provident Fund Officer, Motihari that they are taking steps for locating the records and putting together the missing entries. Steps will be taken promptly. The promptness expressed in the year 2005 have not begotten any result in the year 2009. Counsel for the petitioner submits that payments have not been made. It is further stated at the Bar that erstwhile employee during - 2 - his lifetime had furnished certain details and information with regard to his service tenure at various places and even the basic deductions which had been made for that period. But since the authorities did not take the same into consideration or trace back the history for reasons best known to them, the time stood for him all these years. Taking into consideration the stand taken by the then District Provident Fund Officer and also the fact that the original employee Naresh Prasad Srivastava is no more, the District Provident Fund Officer will have to put his resources and do the best he can now to settle the issue at the earliest. The District Provident Fund Officer, East Champaran is directed that he shall now take steps for authorization and release the payment of GPF amount, admittedly not paid to the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of communication / production of a copy of this order, to the present petitioners who happen to be the legal heirs of Naresh Prasad Srivastava. It goes without saying that the respondents have a duty while making payment of GPF to include the statutory interest. If there is cogent reason for refusing the payment of that period, the same shall be recorded by way of speaking order and communicated to the present petitioners. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)