IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9567 of 2009 DR.SHYAMA NAND RAI, son of Late Pragash Rai, resident of Bhojpur Colony, East of Ram Lakhan Market, Kankarbagh, District Patna. ---Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, Finance Department, Patna. 3. The Commissioner-Cum-Secretary, Health Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. Joint Secretary Cum Director, Indigenous Medicine, Directorate of Indigenous Medicine, Bihar, Health Department, Bihar, Patna. 5. The Director of Provident Fund, Govt. of Bihar, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 6. The Dy. Director of Provident Fund, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 11.8.2009 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to non- payment of provident fund dues although benefits of other retiral dues were extended to him. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for want of certain information regarding deductions towards the contribution of provident fund account from the salary of the petitioner while the petitioner was working under respondent no.4, who was the drawing and disbursing officer, the payment of the provident fund dues could not be settled as yet. The petitioner has brought on record the relevant details, as contained in Annexure 7 series, with regard to the deductions made from his salary on account of provident fund contributions. The learned counsel for the State submits that 2 grievances of the petitioner shall be considered without delay taking into consideration the relevant details furnished by the petitioner, as contained in Annexure 7 series. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claim for payment of the provident fund dues, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the Joint Secretary-cum-Director, Indigenous Medicine, Directorate of Indigenous Medicine, Bihar, Patna (respondent no.4). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, including the documents, as contained in Annexure 7 series, along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of four weeks, the respondent no.4 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his 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 ultimate payment of the provident fund dues with up-to-date statutory interest could be made to the petitioner without delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)