IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13957 of 2005 MANORMA DEVI Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4 13.05.2010 Heard Mr. Subhash Prasad Singh, leaned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ashutosh Singh, learned A.C. to G.P.8 for the State. Though the husband of the petitioner died in harness in 1979 but the widow for the first time represented for payment of the G.P.F. amount admissible to her late husband on 12.10.2005 (Annexure-2). Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the statements made in the rejoinder filed today submits that although the petitioner has been paid a sum of Rs. 8,207/- towards provident fund but the respondents while making payment of the said amount have not taken consideration the deductions for the period with effect from March 1958. He submits that no statement of account nor any calculation chart has been furnished to the petitioner. From the records of the proceedings it transpires that the husband of the petitioner was appointed in 1954 as a Clerk in 2 the office of the Block Development Officer, Kauwakol in the old District of Gaya and now falling in District in Nawadah. The husband of the petitioner died in harness on 31.1.1979 while posted in the office of the Block Development Officer, Kako in the District of Jehanabad. A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the respondents enclosing a letter of the Accountant General dated 13.1.1987 forwarding a negative balance of Rs. 2314/- towards provident fund accumulation of the late husband of the petitioner. It further also mentions several missing credits at serial No.8 thereof. The counter affidavit was also filed by the District Provident Fund Officer who himself admitted the missing statement for the period 1967-68 to 1974-75. Although the petitioner has received an amount of Rs. 8207/- but in absence of the complete details of the deductions, she complains of lesser payments towards G.P.F. payment. In the circumstances aforesaid where the District Provident Fund Officer, Jehanabad himself admits to missing entries for the 3 period from 1967-68 to 1974-75 and part payment of the G.P.F. amount has admittedly been made over to the petitioner, the writ petition can be disposed of with the direction to the District Provident Officer to provide a calculation chart for the period i.e. 1967-68 until the death of the husband of the petitioner on 31.1.1979 showing the calculation of deductions as well as interest thereon. In case the District Provident Fund Officer yet finds difficulty in ascertaining the deductions for the period 1967-68 to 1974-75 he should process the claim on an average basis of deductions and make payment thereof to the petitioner, unless he is satisfied that the deductions were not made from the salary of the late husband of the petitioner or that there were any amounts outstanding against him during the said period. The said exercise may be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt /production of a copy of this order. The writ petition is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. Bibhash ( Jyoti Saran, J.)