IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3567 of 2006 PREM LATA SINHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02/ 05.05.2010 Mr. Mithilesh Mowar for the petitioner and Mr. Prabhat Singh, learned assisting counsel to G.A. 1 for the State are present. The writ petition has been filed for payment of the G.P.F. amount of the husband of the petitioner who died in harness on 07.01.2003 while holding the post of Assistant Teacher, High School, Neura, Patna. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite the authorization for payment having been issued as back as on 10.1.2005 sanctioning an amount of Rs. 3,06,767/- by way of provident fund to the present petitioner but the payment has not yet been made. Learned counsel thus submits that the petitioner is not only entitled to the principal amount but is also entitled to interest for the delay to be calculated until the date of payment. I find force in the submissions of the petitioner that the amount of G.P.F. authorized vide order dated 10.01.2005 (Annexure- 1), should be paid to the petitioner together with statutory interest calculated until the date of payment. The writ petition is thus disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 4, the District Provident Fund Officer, Patna to make payment of the provident fund amount of the petitioner together with - 2 - upto date statutory interest calculated until the date of payment, within a period of four weeks from today. The District Education Officer, Patna, the respondent no. 3, would also enquire into the matter and identify the guilty person(s) responsible for the delay in disbursal of the G.P.F. amount to the petitioner and recover the interest amount from the persons so found guilty by equal distribution of the interest amount for the period 10.01.2005 upto the date of actual payment. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)