Shambhu Prasad Singh, J.

1. This application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner, who was in the service of the Bihar State Small Industries Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation) and since retired, has been made for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus calling upon respondents 1 and 2, who are the Secretary and the Managing Director respectively of the Corporation, to pay provident fund deposits of the petitioner. According to the case of the petitioner, the provident fund deposit amounts to Rs. 11,000/-. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents it is admitted that the total balance accumulation of the provident fund of the petitioner is Rupees 10,678.05 P.

2. Mr. Basudeo Prasad appearing for the petitioner has not challenged the correctness of the above statement in the counter affidavit of the respondents and submitted that a writ may issue only to the extent of that amount. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, it is further stated that payment of the said amount of provident fund has been delayed for the accounts of the time of the petitioner have not been complete