IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9938 of 2006 DHANESHWARY DEVI, W/o Late Shiva Prasad, Resident of Village & P.O.- Jhanjharpur, District – Madhubani. ……………. Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Collector, Madhubani. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Madhubani. 5. The General Provident Fund Officer, Madhubani. ……….. Respondents ----------- 2 30.03.2011 Heard Sri Amarendra Narayan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shashi Shekhar Prasad Sinha, learned A.C. to G.P. No.17, who appears on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 5. The present writ petition was filed on, 17.8.2006 after serving a copy on State. However, till date no counter affidavit has been filed. The court is of the opinion that for the purposes of enabling State for filing counter affidavit it would not be appropriate to further defer the hearing in the matter. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner whose husband died in harness on 11.12.1988, while posted as Assistant Teacher, Primary School, Navlakha under Andharathadhi block in Madhubani district. It has been prayed to direct the respondents to make payment of remaining amount of difference of salary 2 deposited in the G.P.F. account between 1.1.1971 to 31.3.1973 with statutory interest. It has further been submitted that the petitioner has filed a representation before the authority concerned, however, till date no decision has been taken. The petition stands disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before respondent nos. 4 & 5 i.e. District Superintendent of Education, Madhubani and General Provident Fund Officer, Madhubani, within a period of six weeks, from today. If such representation is filed, both the respondents are directed to examine the same and pass appropriate order redressing the grievances of the petitioner. If respondents, consider the claim of the petitioner as genuine, within the aforesaid time, they are required to make payment of all the dues, alongwith admissible statutory interest. The petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)