IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6574 of 2006 1. Medini Thakur , aged about 71 yrs. S/O Late Kartik Thakur, r/o Village- Basopur, P.O. Tilakpur, P.S. Sultanganj, District-Bhagalpur 2. Md. Hasmat, aged about 67 yrs , S/O Md. Muaabid, r/o Village- Wade Longai, P.O. Mohiuddinpur, P.S. Jagdishpur, District- Bhagalpur 3. Awadh Bihari Mandal, aged about 65 yrs , S/O Nand Kishore Mandal, r/o Village-Babhangama, P.O. & P.S. Sonadiha Babhangama, District-Bhagalpur 4. Mani Soren, aged about 69 yrs , W/O Late Dukhitlal Tuddu, r/o Village-Kendua Ghatu, P.O. Basmatta, P.S. Belhar, District-Banka 5. Krishna Nand Singh, aged about 78 yrs , S/O Late Ishwar Prasad Singh, r/o Village-Babhalpur, P.O. & P.S. Nathnagar, District- Bhagalpur 6. Badri Nath Thakur, aged about 83 yrs , S/O Late Chintamani Prasad Thakur, r/o Village-Gorajore, P.S. Latproa, District-Banka 7. Mala Devi, aged about 63 yrs , W/O Krishna Nand Singh, r/o Village-Babhalpur, P.O. & P.S. Nathnagar, District-Bhagalpur 8. Shitabi Yadav, aged about 64 yrs , S/O Late Biranchi Yadav, r/o Village-Lilabaran, P.O. Auria P.S. Barahat, District-Banka 9. Banarsi Pandit, aged about 69 yrs , S/O Late Ghamandi Pandit, r/o Village-Ratanpur, P.O. Makduma, P.S. Banka, District-Banka. 10. Sidhu Harijan , aged about 65 yrs, S/O Late Samer Das, r/o Village- Jaithaur Kakaria P.O. Kharhara, P.S. Barahat District-Banka 11. Smt. Pratima Devi, aged about 64 yrs , W/O Parmeshwar Mandal, r/o Village-Babhangama, P.O. & P.S. Sonadiha Babhangama, District-Banka 12. Md. Taufique, aged about 63 ytears, S/O Late Md. Rafique, Village- Wade Langai, P.O. Mohiddinpur, P.S. Jagdishpur, District- Bhagalpur 13. Smt. Nurun Nihar, aged about 62 years, W/O Late Md. Shahabiddin, r/o Village-Salimpur, P.O. Mohiuddinpur, P.S. Jagdishpur, District-Bhagalpur ---------------------- Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Primary Education, Department of Human Resources and Development, govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat,Patna 3. The Director, Primary Education, Department of Human Resources & Development , Govt. of Bihar, New Secretariat,Patna 4. The Finance Secretary, Department of Finance, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat,Patna 5. The District Superintendent of Education,Banka 6. The Treasury Officer,Banka 7. The District Provident Fund Officer,Banka 8. The District Superintendent of Education,Bhagalpur ---------------------- Respondents. ----------- 03 04-03-2011 Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to 2 implead the District Supdt. Of Education, Bhagalpur as Respondent no.8 in this application during the course of the day. Heard Sri Binod Shankar Modi, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Sanjay Kumar, learned A.C. to Addl.Advocate General No.10. Thirteen petitioners, who retired as Assistant Teachers either from Banka or from Bhagalpur, have prayed for directing the Respondents to make payment of the due amount of Provident Fund, which was deducted from 1.1.1971 to 31.3.1973 with statutory interest. The writ petition was filed in 2006. However, till date no counter affidavit has been filed. The Court is of the opinion that no purpose would be served in keeping the matter pending. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to all the petitioners to file separate representation before the District Superintendent of Education, Banka and District Superintendent of Education, Bhagalpur within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed by the petitioners, it is expected that Respondent No.5, i.e. District Superintendent of Education, Banka and newly added Respondent no.8 i.e. District Superintendent of Education, Bhagalpur will examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law redressing all the grievances of the petitioners within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. In case of refusal, both the Respondents are directed to pass speaking order within the aforesaid time. 3 With the aforesaid observation and direction, the petition stands disposed of. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)