IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10925 of 2008 KUMAR SACHIDANAND SINGH,. S/O- LATE RAMBAHADUR SINGH, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. SHAHPUR, P.S. BENIPATTI VIA BASAITH – CHANPURA, DISTRICT - MADHUBANI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, PATNA. 2. THE COLLECTOR, MADHUBANI. 3. THE DEPUTY COLLECTOR, (ESTB.) MADHUBANI. 4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, BENIPATTI, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. 5. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, MADHUBANI. 6. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR. 7. THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER, OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL PATNA ----------- 2. 06.07.2009 Director, Provident Fund, Bihar, Patna is added as respondent no. 8. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent nos. 6 and 7. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, State and also the counsel appearing on behalf of the Accountant General on whose behalf a counter affidavit has been today. Learned counsel for the respondent no. 6 submits that despite request the Block Development Officer has not sent the service book and other relevant papers so that the office of the Accountant General could process the issue of the authorization for payment of the retiral dues. Learned counsel for the State prays for two weeks’ time to file counter affidavit although the writ application has been filed on 24th of July 2000. - 2 - In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner proposes to file representation before the respondent no. 2 with regard to his pending claims awaiting finalization with regard to the payments towards gratuity and other dues. It is further submitted that for grievance with regard to the provident fund dues which has not been paid to the petitioner in full, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no. 8 (Provident Fund, Bihar, Patna). In case such representations are filed before the aforesaid respondents within a period of four weeks alongwith certified copy of the present order and also the relevant documents in support of his claim, the aforesaid respondents shall dispose of the same expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner with regard to the payment of retiral dues could be settled without delay in the light of the order issued by the Accountant General as contained in letter no. Pen-16-454 dated 20.08.2008 vide Annexure – A to the counter affidavit. The writ application is disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J)