Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 5207 Patna
Judgement Date : 9 October, 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14423 of 2023
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Ramdev Yadav @ Ramdeo Yadav, son of Late Lakhan Yadav, Resident of village- Premjiwar P.O.- Laheriasarai, P.S.- Bahadurpur, District- Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary- cum- Principal Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2. The Deputy Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3. The Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply Corporation Limited. Sone Bhawan, 5th Floor, Birchand Patel Path, Patna.
4. The District Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply Corporation, Aurangabad.
5. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, R Block, Patna.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Alok Kumar, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr.S. Raza Ahmad, AAG-5.
Mr. Vishwambhar Prasad, AC to AAG-5.
For the BSFC : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the E.P.F.O. : Mr. Prashant Sinha, Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PURNENDU SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 09-10-2023 Heard Mr. Alok Kumar, learned counsel appearing
on behalf of the petitioner; Mr. S. Raza Ahmad, learned AAG-5
along with Mr. Vishwambhar Prasad, learned AC to AAG-5 for
the State, Mr. Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the
Bihar State Food Corporation and Mr. Prashant Sinha, learned
counsel for the Employee Provident Fund Organization.
2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the
petitioner submits that the petitioner has been harassed by non- Patna High Court CWJC No.14423 of 2023 dt.09-10-2023
payment of Employees Provident Fund (E.P.F.) amount and
other retiral benefits. So far as E.P.F. is concerned, the
respondent no.3 - Managing Director, Bihar State Food and
Civil Supply Corporation Limited, Patna is required to take
steps for payment of E.P.F. to the petitioner which is to be
credited by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Patna.
Learned counsel submits that similar direction be made in case
of the petitioner as has been passed in the case of Anil Kumar
Srivastava Vs. The Managing Director, Bihar Food Supply
and Civil Supplies Corporation Limited in C.W.J.C. No.
4323 of 2017 vide order dated 21.04.2023.
3. Considering the aforesaid submission and
information given on behalf of the petitioner, the respondent
no.3 - Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply
Corporation Limited, Patna and the respondent no.5 - the
Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Patna is directed to
ensure payment of E.P.F. to the petitioner within a period of two
weeks from the date of communication of this order. The
Managing Director, Bihar State Food and Civil Supply
Corporation Limited, Patna is further directed to ensure
payment of other retiral dues as has been claimed in the present
writ petition to be paid to the petitioner within a period of six Patna High Court CWJC No.14423 of 2023 dt.09-10-2023
weeks from the date of filing of the detailed representation by
the petitioner.
4. The writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed
of.
(Purnendu Singh, J)
mantreshwar/-
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