IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4221 of 2006 1. BASUDEO JHA S/O LATE MANAK LAL JHA R/O VILL.- KUMAITHA, P.S.- BATH (SULTANGANJ), DISTT.- BHAGALPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, BANKA 4. THE HEAD MASTER PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHATMADIH, SANSKRIT (WEST) SHAMBHUGANJ, DISTT.- BANKA ----------- 4. 13.05.2010 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to correct the district of the respondent no.3 from Bhagalpur to Banka. Heard the parties. The writ petition was filed for payment of the differential amount of salary for the period 1.1.1971 to 31.03.1973 which was deducted and the deposited in the G.P.F. account of the petitioner together with admissible statutory interest thereon. The writ petitioner had superannuated while posted as a Headmaster in Primary School, Chatmadih Sanskrit (West) Shambhuganj, District- Banka w.e.f.31.12.1986. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that under the Government Resolution No.763 dated 9.02.1973 a decision was taken for deduction of the differential salary amount for the period 1.1.1971 to 31.03.1973 and for its deposit in G.P.F. account. Learned counsel submits that under a Bench decision of 2 this Court reported in 2003 (3) P.L.J.R. 57 (Paras Nath Singh Vs. State of Bihar) the said deposits shall carry an interest as admissible on G.P.F. account payable from the date of resolution i.e. 9.02.1973 until the date of its payment. He thus submits that in the light of judgment passed by the Court in the case of Paras Nath Singh Vs. State of Bihar (Supra), the petitioner is also entitled for payment of his arrears on differential salary for the period 1.1.1971 to 31.03.1973 together with interest calculated from 9.02.1973, as per the interest admissible on G.P.F. account until the date of payment. The writ petitioner expired during the pendency of the proceeding and has been substituted by his widow Phul Devi vide order passed on 4.07.2008. Having regard to the judgment rendered in the case of Paras Nath Singh (supra), the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3, the District Superintendent of Education, Banka, to ensure payment of the differential salary amount of the petitioner together with interest as admissible on provident fund account w.e.f.9.02.1973 until the date of its payment, within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. V.K. Pandey (Jyoti Saran, J.)