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Pratibha Kumari v. Amry Public School Through Its Principal Secretary And Ors.

Jharkhand HC8 Dec 2025WPC/5847/2017

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What is this about?

Provident fund dues of deceased employee payable to legal heirs; Form No. 20; EPFO Ranchi; Army Public School Ramgarh Cantt.; supplementary counter affidavit dated 07.03.2025; payment of accumulated PF within 8 weeks; grievance on calculation error; writ disposed on basis of submissions; petitioner died after substitution; Jharkhand High Court; Justice Deepak Roshan; Order No. 19 dated 8 December 2025.

What did the court decide?

Liberty given to petitioner(s) to file Form No. 20; accumulated PF amount to be paid within 8 weeks of submission of Form No. 20; liberty to raise grievance on calculation error; pending I.As stand disposed of. ¶19

Pratibha Kumari Vs Amry Public School Through Its Principal Secretary And Ors. — Jharkhand HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

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W.P.(S) No. 5847 of 2017

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Most. Pratibha Kumari, aged about 55 years, W/o late Anil Kumar R/o Ward No.-5, Raghopur Narsanda, PO-Kumar Bajidpur, PS-Vaishali DistVaishali, PIN Code-843110, Bihar

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Mrinal Gunjan age about 33 years s/o late Anil Kumar R/o D.115, 2^nd Floor, D-Block, Defence Colony, Behind Lajpat Nagar Petrol Pump, New Delhi, PO-Lajpat Nagar, PS Lajpat Nagar, Dist-South Delhi, PIN-Code 110024. ... …

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Versus

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Army Public School, Ramgarh Cantt. Sikh Regimental Centre, Ramgarh Cantt. PO and PS-Ramgarh, through its Principal/Secretary. 2. The Brigadier-cum-Chairman, Army Public School, Sikh Regimental Centre, Ramgarh Cantt. PO and PS-Ramgarh, through its Principal/Secretary

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The Union of India, through its Secretary Ministry of Defence, South Block, Nirman Bhawan (P.O) Chankyapuri, Delhi-110011

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The Regional Provident Fund Officer, EPFO Ranchi Jharkhand. PO-GPO, PS-Kotwali, Dist-Ranchi ... … Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN

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For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. Shree Krishna Pandey, Advocate Mr. Niladri S. Mukherjee, Advocate For the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3 : Mrs. Nitu Sinha, CGC For the Respondent No.4 : Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sahay, Advocate -------- Through V.C

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Order No. 19/Dated: 8^th December 2025

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It has been informed by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioner no.1 has also died who was substituted in place of original petitioner.

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Learned counsel for the EPFO submits that in view of paragraph no. 4 of the supplementary affidavit filed on 07.03.2025 where the detail of contribution is mentioned, the remaining petitioner who is the legal heir of original employee shall file Form No.20 and the admitted dues will be

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paid to them.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner(s) submit that the instant writ application may be disposed of in the light of paragraph no. 4 of the supplementary counter affidavit dated 07.03.2025 by giving liberty to the present petitioner to file Form No. 20 and the respondents may be directed to pay the dues amount.

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Having regard to the aforesaid submission and the development in the case, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of in the light of paragraph no 4 of the supplementary counter affidavit dated 07.03.2025 by giving liberty to the present petitioner(s) to file Form No.20.

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The moment Form No.20 is filed by the present petitioner(s) before the concerned respondent the accumulated amount of PF be extended to the present petitioner(s) within a period of 8 weeks from the date of submission of Form No. 20 on behalf of present petitioner(s). The present petitioner(s) shall raise grievance, if there is any calculation error.

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