PATNA, India, July 7 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on July 2:
Heard the parties.
2. There is no dispute that the father of the petitioners superannuated from the post of Headmaster on 31.01.2001. Notwithstanding the facts, many applications filed by the father of the petitioners, till date he has not been allowed GPF amount; in the meanwhile, the father of the petitioners died on 30.11.2023 and now the sons of the erstwhile employee came up before this Court for payment of amount under the General Provident Fund, which is said to have been deducted with effect from 20.04.1960 to March 1986 and further from 1986-87 to 2000-01.
3. Counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.7. Contesting the claim of th...