IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13257 of 2005 SARSWATI DEVI @ SARSATI DEVI, wife of Late Ramjiwan Prasad, resident of village Kadirganj, P. S. + Distt. Nawada…… Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner, Bhagalpur. 3. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 4. The Additional Collector, Establishment Office, District Bhagalpur. 5. The Circle Officer, Office Bihpur, P. O. Bihpur, District- Bhagalpur. 6. Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. … Respondents. ----------- 6. 7.05.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The prayer of the widow of late Late Ramjiwan Prasad who is said to have died in harness, is for payment of certain death-cum-retiral benefit, namely, G.P.F., G.S.S., Gratuity etc. From the counter affidavit it appears that authorities have communicated to the petitioner to collect the amount of retiral benefit on her personal appearance before the Anachal Adhikari, Bihpur. A copy of such counter affidavit was served on the counsel for the petitioner on 17.9.2009, but there is no rejoinder to the said counter affidavit. That would mean that the petitioner has already been offered to receive the amount but she herself has not done the needful for receiving the same as 2 directed by the authorities. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is now prepared to visit the office of competent authority for receiving the said payment. That being so, this Court would direct the respondents to make whatever verification they would like to and thereafter give payment of admissible and payable amount of death-cum-retiral benefit of the deceased employee to the petitioner in accordance with law but in no event later then a period of 15 days from the date of on her personal physical appearance before the authority. With the aforementioned observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)