IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16174 of 2008 Ahilya Devi W/O Late Baleshwar Prasad Singh, resident of Village- & P.O. Teliya Naogay, P.S.Amarpur, District-Banka -----------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The Secretary, Building Construction & Housing Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Chief Engineer, Building Construction and Housing Department, North Division, Bihar, Patna 4. The Superintending Engineer, Building Construction Circle, Muzaffarpur, Bihar 5. The Director, General Provident Fund Directorate, Pant Bhawan, Patna 6. The District Provident Fund Officer, Muzaffarpur ----------------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 02-12-2011 Heard the parties. The petitioner in the present writ petition has prayed for directing the Respondents to pay the amount of G.P.F. In this case, a counter affidavit on behalf of the Respondent no.6/District Provident Fund Officer, Muzaffarpur was filed in the year 2010 and it has been indicated that the G.P.F. amount was authorized vide letter no.59 of 2009. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she is not aware as to whether after authorization the amount of G.P.F. has been paid or not. Learned counsel for the State is also not in a position to inform the Court as to whether the G.P.F. amount has been paid or not. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the writ petition may be 2 disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Respondent authority in case the amount of G.P.F is still outstanding. The writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)