IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.22446 of 2011 Ramashish Singh S/o Late Ramsharup Singh, Resident of village Titrah, P.s. Rampur Chouram, District Arwal, At present NJ-D/126, Janta Road, New Yarpur, P.S. Gardanibagh, District Patna. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary (P.H.E.D.P Public Health Engineering Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Chief Engineer, Public Health Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Public Health Department, Patna. 4. Executive Engineer, Public Health Department, Bettiah, District Bettiah. 5. The Commissioner, General Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 6. The Accountant General (A QG) Bihar, Patna. 7. The Treasury Officer, Bettiah, Distt. Bettiah. 8. The District Provident Fund Officer, Bettiah. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 16.12.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to implead District Provident Fund Officer, Bettiah as respondent no.8. Heard Shri Anil Kumar Choudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri R.K. Singh, learned A.C. to G.P.13 appearing on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 5 and 7. None appeared on behalf of respondent no.6/Accountant General. The petitioner, who retired as Junior Engineer with effect from 30.6.2011 from the office of respondent no.4/Executive Engineer, Public Health Department, Bettiah, has prayed for directing the respondents to pay the amount of G.P.F. with admissible statutory interest as well 2 as to clear the amount under the head of un- utilized earned leave. It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that after retirement, other retiral dues has already been paid save and except the amount under the aforesaid head. In view of the facts and circumstances, the writ petition stands disposed of directing the respondents, particularly respondent no.4 to examine the claim of un-utilized earned leave of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. If he considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required for clearing the dues within aforesaid time. The respondent nos.5 and 8 are directed to pay the amount of G.P.F. to the petitioner along with admissible statutory interest within aforesaid time i.e. 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. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)