IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2940 of 2005 UMA PATI NARAIN SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 08/ 24.6.2008 Learned counsel for the petitioner states that in compliance of the orders of this Court dated 18.1.2007, the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna has passed order, bearing letter No. 218 dated 18.5.2007, which was received by the petitioner on 13.8.2007 whereafter an affidavit was filed in this Court informing the Court about the passing of the said order dated 18.5.2007, but on account of inadvertence, the said order has not been placed on record, which is being handed over to the Court Master for being taken on record so that this Court may consider the validity of the said order dated 18.5.2007. 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that perusal of the reasoned order dated 18.5.2007 would indicate that the same does not take into account the submissions, which were noted by this Court under orders dated 18.1.2007 and were directed to be taken into account by the District Provident Fund Officer while passing the reasoned order. It is further submitted that the calculation chart, which has been duly certified by the Chartered Accountant was also not taken into account by the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna while passing the aforesaid reasoned order. According to the petitioner dispute in this case is only about the rate of interest earned on the provident fund deposits but in the impugned order, the District 2 Provident Fund Officer has not at all discussed the rate of interest, which is admissible to the petitioner on provident fund deposits made by him. 4. Having perused the order dated 18.5.2007, I am satisfied that the said reasoned order does not contain any reason muchless the finding about the rate of interest, which is admissible to the petitioner on his provident fund deposits, accordingly, while setting aside the reasoned order dated 18.5.2007, I direct the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna to pass a fresh reasoned order taking into account the submissions noted in the order dated 18.1.2007 as also the interest rate taken into account by the Chartered Accountant in his certificate dated 25.8.2007. 5. Let the petitioner serve not only the certified copy of the order dated 18.1.2007 and the copy of the Certificate of the Chartered Accountant dated 25.8.2007 but also a certified copy of this order on the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna on or before 7.7.2008 and thereafter the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna should pass a reasoned order taking into account the submissions noted in the order dated 18.1.2007 as also the interest rate taken into account in the report of the Chartered Accountant dated 25.8.2007 as early as possible, in any case within one month from the date of receipt of the documents in the light of this order. 6. This application is, accordingly, disposed of. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)