IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5846 of 2008 Madhuri Devi, Wife of Late Daroga Tiwary, Resident of East Ashok Nagar, Road No. 14A, Kankarbagh, Patna – 20. ---------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Industrial Development Commissioner, New Secretariat , Patna. 2. The Director, Handloom and Sericulture, New Secretariat, Patna. 3. The Director, Industries Government of Bihar, New Secretariat, Patna. 4. The Managing Director, Handloom and Handicraft Corporation, Udyog Bhawan, East Gandhi Maidan, Patna. 5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. 6. The Treasury Officer, Secretariat Treasury, Vikas Bhavan, Patna. -------------- Respondents ---------------------------------- 3 18.10.2011 Heard Sri Om Prakash Upadhyaya, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Shambhu Nath learned A.C. to Additional Advocate General No. 3, who appears on behalf of respondent no. 1 to 3 & 6 / Treasury Officer, Secretariat Treasury, Vikash Bhavan, Patna, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no. 4 / Managing Director, Handloom and Handicraft Corporation, Patna, and learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no. 5 /Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. The husband of the petitioner had retired from the office of the respondent no. 4 i.e. Handloom and Handicraft Corporation, Patna, in the year 1997, and subsequently, he died on 12.08.2007. After the death of her husband, the petitioner tried to get family pension, and for such purpose, she approached the authority concerned. Having failed to get her grievance redressed, she was constrained to approach this court by filing the present writ petition in the year 2008. During the pendency of the writ petition recently the respondent/Accountant General, Bihar, Patna, has issued 2 authorization by fixing minimum family pension at the rate of Rs. 3,500/- per month payable with effect from 13.08.2007. The authorization has been issued on 30.09.2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that till date the petitioner has not received any amount even after issuance of authorization. In view of issuance of authorization of minimum family pension, direction is issued to all concerned to take all steps for transmitting the amount as per authorization issued by the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna, within a period of eight week from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order to the account (A/c) of the petitioner. Respondents are further directed to take all steps so that Service Book of the husband of the petitioner may be made available to the Office of the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. Such steps are to be taken within a period of two months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the court expects that the Accountant General, Bihar, Patna, will issue modified authorization within a period of four weeks. It is made clear that after issuance of authorization there shall be no delay in crediting the amount to the account (A/c) of the petitioner. With above observation and direction the writ petition stands disposed of. Praful ( Rakesh Kumar, J.)