IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12163 of 2008 Devnandan Ram, Son of Late Shayamu Ram, resident of Village- Chakalhadad, P.O. Chakalhadad, via Balukaram, P.S. Vaishali, District-Vaishali ---------------------Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Superintendent of Education, Vishali 3. The Treasury Officer, Vaishali 4. The provident Fund Officer, Vaishali 5. The District Education Officer, Vaishali -------------------------- Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02 15-11-2011 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead the District Education Officer, Vaishali as Respondent no.5. Heard Sri V.K.Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sanjay Kumar Jha, learned A.C. to Standing Counsel no.14, who appears on behalf of the Respondent/ State. The petitioner, who retired on 28.02.2003 as Assistant Teacher, Middle School, Jehanabad, Lalganj in the district of Vaishali, had approached this Court by filing the present writ petition in the year 2008 with a prayer to direct the Respondents to pay the amount of G.P.F. and also for payment of amount kept in the suspense account of the petitioner with statutory interest. In this case, a counter affidavit filed on behalf of Respondent no.4 is on record. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that during the pendency of the present writ petition, the amount of G.P.F. has been paid, but till date the amount kept in the suspense account has not been paid nor any affidavit has been filed on behalf of the 2 Respondent/ District Superintendent of Education, Vaishali or District Education Officer, Vaishali. In view of the fact the writ petition was filed in the year 2008 and no response has been shown by the Respondents in respect of amount kept in suspense account, the Court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the Respondent no.2, the District Superintendent of Education, Vaishali and the Respondent no.4, th District Education Officer, Vaishali to take all steps to make payment of the amount kept in suspense account to the petitioner along with admissible statutory interest within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)