IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.16853 of 2011 Mina Devi, wife of Late Ugneshwar Prasad Mandal, resident of village Madachack, P.S. Amarpur, District Banka. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director, Primary Education, Department of Education, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Education Officer, Banka, District Banka. 4. The District Superintendent of Education, Banka, District Banka. 5. The District Programme Officer, Banka, District Banka. 6. The Block Education Extension Officer, Amarpur, District Banka. 7. The District Provident Fund Officer, Banka, District Banka. 8. The Accountant General, Government of Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 23.9.2011. Heard Shri Dhananjay Kumar Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Rakesh Kumar Sharma, learned A.C. to G.P.23, who appears on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 7 and Shri Kumar Priyaranjan, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.8/Accountant General. The petitioner’s husband while functioning as Assistant Teacher, Middle School, Kathail, Amarpur in the District of Banka died on 26.9.2010. Petitioner has claimed that despite the fact that she was nominee and she has also approached the authority concerned by filing representation, till date neither any death-cum-retiral dues of her husband has 2 been paid nor the authority concerned has taken claim to take steps for fixation of family pension. The petitioner has received nothing. In such cases, without adjourning the matter, the respondents were required to be directed to make payment of entire death-cum-retiral dues and also payment of family pension without any delay, but in view of the facts and materials on record, the court is of the opinion that instead of issuing specific direction, it would be appropriate to dispose of the matter granting liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation before respondent no.3/District Education Officer for all the death-cum-retiral dues as well as for fixation of family pension within a period of six weeks from today. Thereafter, respondent no.3 is directed to examine the same and pass order in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of such representation. If respondent no.3 considers the claim of the petitioner as genuine, he is required to pass order for issuance of sanction order within aforesaid time. Similarly, in 3 respect of amount of G.P.F. of husband of the petitioner, the petitioner may file representation before respondent no.7/District Provident Fund Officer, Banka within six weeks and thereafter the District Provident Fund Officer is directed to examine the same and if he considers the claim as genuine, he is required to pass order for clearing the dues under the head of G.P.F. within eight weeks from the date of filing of such representation. The petitioner shall be entitled to get admissible statutory interest on all the delayed payment. Even in case of refusal, both the respondents i.e. respondent nos.3 and 7 are directed to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within eight weeks from the date of filing of such representation. The court expects that respondent no.8/Accountant General, Government of Bihar will issue authorization within four weeks from the date of receipt of sanction order from the State authority and thereafter, State authorities are directed to take all steps so that all the amount as per authorization 4 may be transmitted to the account of the petitioner without any delay. With above observation and direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)