IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3895 of 2007 MAHMUDA KHATOON Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 03/ 03.02.2010 Heard Mr. Shardanand Mishra, counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Ramashish, learned counsel representing the Zila Parishad and Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar, S.C. 16 for the State. The writ petition was filed by the widow of Late Rafique Ansari who died in harness while working on the post of Chowkidar in the Zila Parishad, Gaya on 8.7.2005. It is contended that despite the death of the husband of the petitioner almost five years back nothing has been paid to the petitioner. A usual paucity of funds has been raised by learned counsel representing the Zila Parishad. The non-payment of the retiral dues admissible to the petitioner has been attributed to bad financial position. Be that as it may, a widow of an employee dying in harness cannot suffer for in house mis-management of the Zila Parishad. This writ petition is thus disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 3, the Deputy Development Commissioner-cum- Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Gaya to make payment of the admissible retiral and other dues to which the petitioner is found entitled together with admissible interest within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production a copy of this order. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)