IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.971 of 2003 1. The State of Bihar, through Secretary, Secondary, Primary and Adult Education Department, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Director, Primary Education, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Superintendent of Education, Patna. 4. The District Provident Fund Officer, Patna. 5. The Area Education Officer, Barh, District-Patna. 6. The D.D.O.-cum-Head Master, Middle School, Dhiwar, P.S. Pandarakh, District-Patna ---------- Respondents/Appellants. Versus Paras Nath Singh, son of Late Dr. Ram Lagan Singh, resident of Village-Bhawarchak, P.O. & P.S. Saksohra, District- Patna. ---- Petitioner/Respondent. -------- 7. 4.12.2009 Heard Mr. Alok Kumar, learned Assistant Counsel to Government Advocate No.1. None appears on behalf of the respondent. This appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent of the High Court of Judicature at Patna is directed against the order dated 18.4.2003, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 1292 of 2003 (Paras Nath Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors.), whereby the writ petition has been allowed and the State Government has been directed to make payment of interest on the amounts in question. (2) It appears to us that the Bihar Government had issued a Resolution in 1973, whereby the salary of the writ petitioner ( the respondent herein), and similarly situated persons, was enhanced and the differential amount was to be deposited in the general provident fund account of the employee. The State Government denied interest on this amount leading to the writ petition. It has been held by the learned Single Judge that the amount so deposited in the general provident fund account formed 2 part of the G.P.F. and, therefore, interest at the statutory rate was payable. We entirely agree with the reasoning assigned by the learned Single Judge. We do not find any fault with the impugned order. It is accordingly dismissed. It is made clear that the impugned order also disposed of C.W.J.C. No. 1339 of 2003, with which we are not concerned. Vinay/ ( S. K. Katriar ,J. ) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)