IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.255 of 2010 Chandradeo Prasad, Son of Late Ishwar Dyal Mahto, Village Chakdin, P.O. Chakdin, P.S. Asthawan, District Nalanda, Presently living at C/o Rameshwar Pd. Verma, Verma Auto Parts, Ranchi Road, Bhaisasur, Bihar Sharif, Nalanda…………………………………………………………….Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Secretary, Art, Culture and Youth Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. Vivek Singh, the Secretary, Art, Culture and Youth Department, Govt. of Bihar, Vikas Bhawan, Patna. 3. Kiran Kumari, District Education Officer, Patna. 4. Satyendra Bhushan, District Education Officer, Nalanda. 5. Rizwan Ahmad, District Provident Fund Officer, Nalanda. 6. D.S. Dhariwal, Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. 7. Mr. Pramod Kumar, the Accountant General, U.P. Allahabad……Contemnors/Opposite Parties. ----------- 4 13.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. From paragraph 4 of the show cause filed on behalf of opposite party no.5 it appears that G.P.F. amount with interest has been paid to the petitioner. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that some amount of the Provident Fund deposited with the Accountant General, Allahabad when he 2 was in service at Allahabad, has not been credited in his account. He also submits that the amount of interest withheld on account of late submission of final withdrawal application for the period August 2002 to September 2002 and October 2002 is also payable to him in the light of the judgment of this Court in the case of Kedar Nath Jha Vs. State of Bihar reported in 2000 (3) PLJR 281 upheld by a judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of State of Bihar Vs. Kedar Nath Jha reported in 2006 (3) PLJR 473. So far as law laid down by the Division Bench is concerned, submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is correct. In the circumstances, this contempt application is disposed of with a direction to the District Provident Fund Officer to examine the claim of the petitioner in the light of the said judgment of this Court and release the admitted amount to the petitioner preferably within a period of one month from the date of receipt/production of a 3 copy of this order. So far as amount of provident fund deposited with the Accountant General, Allahabad is concerned, petitioner will be at liberty to move appropriate authority for the purpose in accordance with law. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)