IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16601 of 2004 RAM NARESH THAKUR, son of late Ramphal Thakur, resident of village – Piaapura, P.O. Nagla Kinjer, P.S. Paliganj, District – Patna …………Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Director, Primary Education, Govt. of Bihar, Vikash Bhawan, Patna. 3. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna. 4. The Director Provident Fund, Govt. of Bihar, Pant Bhawan, Patna. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer. 6. The Accountant General, Bihar, Birchand Patel Path, Patna. ------------- Respondents 05. 29.01.2009 Learned counsel for the petitioner does certify that the retiral dues stands paid to the petitioner but there is one irritant left. The demand draft No. 621039 dated 20.4.2005 of Rs.3, 22,345/- issued in favour of the petitioner as payment of GPF has not been encashed or honoured by the bank because validity had expired by the time the same came to be deposited. The draft either should be remade or revalidated before petitioner can get the benefit of this payment. Since the payment relates to the GPF amount the Court directs the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna to take steps for its revalidation so that this payment accrues in favour of the petitioner at the earliest. If any clarification is required in this regard, Director, Provident Fund, Govt. of Bihar, Patna is hereby directed to supervise that the payment contained in Annexure-B series which is a bank draft is revalidated and paid to the petitioner preferably within a - 2 - period of two months from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed of with the above direction. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)