IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14419 of 2005 RAM BILASH SINGH Versus TILKA MANJHI BHAGALPUR UNIVERSITY, BHAGALPUR & ORS. ----------- 3. 14.05.2010 Mr. Gajanan Arun for the petitioner and Mr. Anil Singh for the University are present. The petitioner is the nephew of late Banarsi Singh who was appointed as a Staff Peon on 16.2.1962 and died in harness on 28.9.1987. Learned counsel for the petitioner, with reference to the nomination made by the deceased employee in relation to provident fund placed at Annexure-1 of the writ petition, submits that he has been authorized by the deceased employee along with his brother and it entitles him to receive the other post retiral benefits as found admissible to the deceased employee. Although the matter has remained pending but Mr. Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the University, submits that he has not received any instructions in the matter. Having regard to the situations aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to represent before the respondent no.3, the Finance Officer of the University together with supportive documents establishing his identity as nephew of the deceased 2 employee along with his brother, Bhagwat Singh and whereupon the claim of the petitioner would be examined by the respondent no. 3 and disposed of in accordance with law by making payment of the admissible amounts of the post retiral benefits to which the deceased employee was entitled. Before making such payment, respondent no. 3 would satisfy himself as regarding the identity of the petitioner with the aid of documents/certificates issued by appropriate authorities of the State Government or any other authentic contemporaneous document(s) but without insisting upon production of a succession certificate. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)