IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1350 of 2006 VISHWANATH RAM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 11 28.04.2010 Mr. V.K. Mukul, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Anil Kumar Trivedi, learned A.C. to G.P.13 for the State and Mr. J.P. Karn, learned counsel for the Accountant General are present. During the pendency of the proceedings, the entire post retiral dues as found admissible to the petitioner, who superannuated as a Panchayat Sewak on 30.11.1998 was paid to him except part payment of G.P.F. amount for the period 14.6.1960 being the date of his appointment up to March 1980. The enclosure to the counter affidavit of the District Provident Fund Officer, Jamui showed the payment with effect from April, 1980 but no statement was there as regarding the deductions for the period prior to April, 1980 since after appointment of the petitioner on 1.4.1960. In this background learned counsel for the State was given an adjournment to seek instruction regarding the deductions of the G.P.F. amount of the petitioner for the period - 2 - 14.6.1960 up to March, 1980. Today a supplementary counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the District Provident Fund Officer, Munger and in which it has been stated that no deduction towards G.P.F. amount was made from the salary of the petitioner for the period prior to April 1980. A statement has been enclosed to the said supplementary affidavit. It is submitted that the deducted G.P.F. amount has already been paid to the petitioner and there are no deductions for the period in question i.e. 14.6.1960 to March, 1980. It is thus submitted that nothing remains for payment in so far as the G.P.F. claim of the petitioner is concerned. Having regard to the statement made in the supplementary counter affidavit regarding no deductions being made from the salary of the petitioner for the period in question nothing survives in the writ petition and it is disposed of . Bibhash (Jyoti Saran, J.)