IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14507 of 2007 Neelam Devi, W/o Late Rajeshwari Prasad, Resident of Mohalla – Bhikhana Pahari, Rajharpur Chain Tola, P.S. – Pirbahore, District - Patna. ……. Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Secretary, Urban Development Department Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation Budha Marg, Patna. 3. The Executive Officer, New Capital Circle, Harding Road, Patna. 4. The Patna Municipal Corporation through Commissioner Budha Marg, Patna. ………. ………. Respondents ----------- 2 28.07.2011 Heard Sri Bindeshwari Prasad Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Sateswat Prasad, learned AC to Government Pleader No. 9, who appears on behalf of Respondent No. 1/State of Bihar and Sri Nikesh Kumar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Respondent Nos. 2 to 4/Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna. The petitioner’s husband was an Assistant in the Patna Municipal Corporation, New Capital Circle who retired on 01.02.1995 and subsequently died on 31.12.2003. Initially the writ petition was filed with a prayer to direct the respondent to make payment of arrear of revised pension from 01.02.1995 to 31.12.2003 and also for payment of arrear of family pension from 31.12.2003 to 21.09.2007. In this case, a supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner on 25.07.2011, and in paragraph no. 3 of the supplementary affidavit, now the petitioner has stated that family pension from 06.01.2004 to 06.01.2008 has not been paid to the petitioner. She admits that provision of family pension in the Patna Municipal Corporation is only for a period of five years. 2 It was further submitted that petitioner had earlier filed representation before the authority concerned but no decision has been taken till date. With the consent of the parties the writ petition is being disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before Respondent No. 2 /Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Patna Municipal Corporation, Patna, within a period of six weeks. If such representation is filed, Respondent No. 2 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law redressing the grievances of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. Even in case of refusal, Respondent No. 2 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of filing of such representation. The writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)