Ram Gulam Paswan vs The State Of Bihar & Ors on 31 July, 2008
said writ application was disposed of with a
direction to the concerned authorities to ensure that the G.P.F.
amount with up-to-date statutory interest be paid to the original
writ-petitioner along with other heirs of his deceased wife.
However, thereafter as the statutory interest was not paid,
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original writ-petitioner has preferred the present contempt
petition. However, when the present contempt petition was
heard by the learned Single Judge, in between there was an
order passed by the Full Bench in the case of Ram Gulam Vs.
The State of Bihar and Ors., reported in 2015 (1) PLJR 568 by
which a view is taken that the State Government is under no
obligation to pay interest over the outstanding amount of the
Provident Fund even after the expiry of the period of six
months.