IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6425 of 2007 MD.SHARIF, son of late Md. Nasir, resident of village-Kharik Bazar, Police station – Naugachia (Kharik), District – Bhagalpur, presently posted as Truck Driver in the office of Executive Engineer, Ganga Pump Canal (GPC) Division -1, Bateshwar Asthan, Kahalgaon, District – Bhagalpur. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Water Resources Department (WRD), Sichai Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar. 4. The Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Bhagalpur. 5. The Superintending Engineer (S.E),Gaya Pump Canal Circle (Water Resources Department), Bhagalpur. 6. The Executive Engineer, Ganga Pump Canal, Division-1, Bateshwar Asthan, Kahalgaon, District – Bhagalpur. 7. The District Provident Fund Officer, Bhagalpur. 8. The Director, Provident Fund, Government of Bihar, Vishashwaraiya Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ----------- 02. 6.9.2010 Writ was filed in the year 2007 by the petitioner for a direction upon the GPF authorities to transfer the updated GPF amount with statutory interest from the time petitioner entered in employment till his regularization as well as for updating the current GPF account. This was done in view of the fact that the petitioner was going to superannuate and he had no inputs on the status of PF account and the amount credited in the said account by the respondent. According to the petitioner, the old PF account number was WW 53 and the current GPF Account No. is BJP/IRR-2222. As usual no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent State. Counsel for the State informs the Court that though letter has been written to many authorities but no body has responded on the issue. Petitioner has now superannuated and his settlement of GPF account will be required to be done. 2 The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the Districts Provident Fund Officer, Bhagalpur that he shall do the needful with regard to updating of account of the petitioner regarding old account as well as new account. If there is any discrepancy or problem faced by him, he shall seek necessary direction or clarification from respondent No.8, the Director, Provident Fund in this regard. The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon respondents No.7 and 8 to ensure the settlement of the claim of the petitioner preferably within four months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order if the claim of the petitioner is covered or else he would be informed of the actual status of his claim. rkp ( Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)