Writ petition filed by a retired Chowkidar seeking pending GPF payments for his work charge period. The court, relying on a counter affidavit showing calculated dues with interest, directed the respondent engineer to make payment.
Direction to the Executive Engineer to make payment of the calculated GPF dues of Rs.1,08,847/- within two months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20962 of 2018
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Jai Kumar Singh, Son of Jagnarayan Singh, Resident of village- Majhwan, P.S.- Arrah Town, Arrah, District- Bhojpur.
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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Abhay Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Anirban Kundu -SC-24 Mr. Sudhanshu Shekhar, AC to SC-24 For the AG : Mr. Anjani Kumar Sharan, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. NILU AGRAWAL ORAL ORDER
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Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned
counsels appearing on behalf of the State and the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna.
Petitioner seeks payment of GPF amount for the work
charge period from March, 1987 to December, 1998 which has not been paid to him. The petitioner retired from the post of Chowkidar on 31.01.2014.
A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of
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respondent no.6, the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Bhabua wherein at para-6, it has been stated that the GPF for the work charge period between 1987 to 1998 has been calculated along with interest from the year 1985 to October, 2018 which comes to the tune of Rs.1,08,847/-.
Under such circumstances and the statements made in the counter affidavit, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.6, the Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar, Bhabua to make payment of the calculated dues of GPF as stated in para-6 within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.
(Nilu Agrawal, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner, who retired as Chowkidar, is entitled to the GPF amount for the work charge period from 1987 to 1998.
Jai Kumar Singh
State of Bihar
Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department
Additional Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department
Engineer-in-Chief, Minor Irrigation Department
Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation Department
Nilu Agrawal
As recorded by the court registry
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