IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11580 of 2010 1. PRABHU NATH SINGH S/O LATE MALA SINGH R/O VILL.- MARIPUR, P.O.- FULBARIYA, P.S.- FULBARIYA, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ 2. ASUTOSH SINGH S/O PRABHU NATH SINGH R/O VILL.- MARIPUR, P.O. FULBARIYA, P.S.- FULBARIYA, DISTT.- GOPALGANJ Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA 3. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, VIKASH BHAWAN, PATNA 4. DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION, GOPALGANJ 5. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, PATNA 6. THE HEADMASTER, GOVERNMENT MIDDLE SCHOOL, MARIPUR, DISTT. - GOPALGANJ ----------- 3 04.08.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Mr. Bishnu Kant Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, submits that petitioner confines this writ application with respect to the prayer for death- cum-retiral dues and he is not pressing this writ application with respect to the claim for medical reimbursement to the tune of Rs. 3,14,782/-. It is submitted that the wife of the petitioner while working as an Assistant Teacher in Govt. Middle School, Maripur, District- Gopalganj, died in harness on 02.05.2008 while getting her treatment in Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai for cancer disease. It is further submitted that no death-cum-retiral dues has been settled and paid to the petitioner who is the husband of the deceased employee. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- - 2 - State submits that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims with regard to death-cum-retiral dues as highlighted in this writ application, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.4 with copy to the respondent nos. 3 & 6. In such view of the matter, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the grievances of the petitioner raised in the representation shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled without delay and upon consideration the admitted dues found payable may also be paid to the petitioner along with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)