CWP No.15393 of 2001 -1- In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. Date of decision: 26.08.2008 Amar Singh, Retired Superintendent ... Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ... Respondents. CORAM HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI Present: Mr.Gurcharan Singh Bhatia, Advocate. Mr.SS Sahu, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab. PERMOD KOHLI, J. (ORAL): The petitioner retired as Superintendent from the Irrigation Department, Punjab, on 31.03.1988. The dispute in the present writ petition relates to the short payment of Rs.16331/-. After the retirement of the petitioner, he was paid a sum of Rs.15252/- on account of the GPF under the authority of the Accountant General, Punjab. The petitioner has placed on record copy of a communication dated 21.04.1988 (Annexure P-1), issued by the Executive Engineer, Sidhwan Division, Ludhiana, to the Accountant General, Punjab, Chandigarh, wherein it has been stated that the petitioner has not been paid the entire GPF payable to him. It is mentioned that in the year 1989, a balance amount of Rs.31583/- was shown in the account of the petitioner which was also verified from the office record. CWP No.15393 of 2001 -2- The Accountant General Punjab, issued authority amounting to Rs.15252/- leaving a balance of Rs.16331/-. It has also been stipulated in this letter that missing credits for the months of 11/85 and 2/86 have been communicated to the Accountant General's office. Further details of missing credits is stipulated in the letter issued which was also communicated to the petitioner but the petitioner has not been granted any benefit for the same. The petitioner also made a representation seeking the release of the GPF amount referred to here-in-above. However, in the reply filed, it has been stated that after payment of Rs.15252/-, another authority letter was issued for Rs.3815/- on 01.09.1988 representing the missing credits and interest thereon which was paid to the petitioner. It is further mentioned that remaining missing credits of Rs.1545/- were transferred by the Accountant General, Punjab, Chandigarh, to the Chief Engineer, Works, Punjab, who further authorised payment of Rs.4627/- including interest which was paid to the petitioner on 21.01.1999. No document has been produced to show that how these payments were made to the petitioner. Under the given circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to verify the facts mentioned in letter dated 21.04.1988 (Annexure P-1) and if it is found that the petitioner is entitled to an amount of Rs.6025/- on account of missing credits of GPF, the said amount is directed to be paid to the petitioner, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The respondents are also entitled to verify as to whether any payment was received by the petitioner on account of missing credits of GPF after payment of Rs.15252/- already received by him and if such payment has CWP No.15393 of 2001 -3- already been released, the same be adjusted. No costs. 26.08.2008 (PERMOD KOHLI) BLS JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to the Reporter? NO