IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.2147 of 2002 SHANTI DEVI Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ANR ----------- For the Petitioner : None For the Respondent : Mr. Kumar Pankaj, J.C. to S.C. 16 --------------- P R E S E N T Hon'ble the Chief Justice & Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore K. Mandal ---------- Dated, the 7th July, 2008. None appears for the petitioner. Mr. Kumar Pankaj, the Government counsel is present. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to disobedience of this court’s order dated 1.3.2002. 3. The relevant portion of the order dated 1st March, 2002 reads thus: “Let the petitioner make a representation before the respondent no.4 within a period of three weeks along with a copy of this order giving details of the claim of the G.P.F. amount of her late husband. On receipt of such representation the respondent no. 4 if not collected shall collect the G.P.F. deduction of the late husband of the petitioner and then pass authorization order within a period of ten weeks from the date of filing of the representation. The authorization order shall contain statutory interest upto date.” - 2 - 4. It appears that after the representation was made by the petitioner, payment of G.P.F. amount of Rs.81,832/- was made. However, the interest was not paid. It is this grievance which has been raised in this contempt petition. 5. A response has been filed by Opposite party no. 2 by initially filing a counter affidavit and then supplementary counter affidavit. In paragraph 4 thereof, it is stated that authority in the sum of Rs.4740/- has been issued toward interest payable to the petitioner. This fact has not been controverted by the petitioner by filing any rejoinder. We have no justifiable reason in not accepting the same. 6. We are thus satisfied that the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed. 7. M.J.C. is disposed of accordingly. R. M. Lodha, CJ Kishore K. Mandal, J Anil/