IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4082 of 2010 SMT.SHANTI DEVI W/O LATE RAMANAND SINGH R/O VILL NARHI,P.O.NARHICHANDI,P.S.CHANDI,DISTT- BHOJPUR ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR,PATNA. 3. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, MINES AND MINERAL DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF BIHAR,PATNA. 4. THE COMMISSIONER CUM-SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT.OF BIHAR,PATNA. 5. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MINES AND MINERAL DEPARTMENT,BHOJPUR,ARA. 6. THE DIRECTOR, PROVIDENT FUND, PROVIDENT FUND DIRECTORATE,PATNA. 7. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND,BHOJPUR,ARA. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 9.3.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon the death of her husband in harness on 7.7.1999 while working as Clerk under respondent no.5, other retiral dues have been paid save and except part of the G.P.F. amount. It is submitted that the petitioner was paid a sum of Rs.14,703/- on account of the G.P.F. on 5.3.2004 but the G.P.F. amount, according to the petitioner, which is payable to her is Rs.1,13,580/- with statutory interest. Learned counsel for the State submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered as per law. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as raised in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the District Officer, Mines and Mineral 2 Department, Bhojpur, Ara (respondent no.5), with a copy to the District Provident Fund, Bhojpur, Ara (respondent no.7). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of her claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of six weeks, respondent no.5 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in her representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner raised in her representation could be redressed and the admitted dues, if any, could also be paid with statutory interest, if any, without further delay. However, upon consideration if the claim of the petitioner is found not admissible, the same shall be communicated to the petitioner with the reasons thereof. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)