IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13662 of 2005 MOSTT.VEENA KUMARI, wife of Late Jyotindra Nath Trivedi, presently residing at Bagh Mara, Narainpur, P.S. Jasidih, District Deoghar, Jharkhand. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Director (Secondary Education), Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Nawadah. 4. The District Education Officer, Nawadah. 5. The District Provident Fund Officer, Nawadah. 6. The Headmistress, Project Girls’ High School, Rajauli, Nawadah. 7. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 7. 23.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State as also the Accountant General. The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the payment of dearness allowance over the family pension as also interest for delayed payment of family pension since she is entitled to receive the family pension consequent upon the death of her husband in the year 1991. The payment of family pension as also the G.P.F. has been sanctioned as per the orders contained in Annexures 4 and 5 after long delay and, as such, the petitioner is entitled to interest for such delayed payment. Learned counsel for the State submits that the claim of interest needs to be verified from the record. However, as regards the claim for the payment of dearness allowance over the family pension, the same is not admissible in view of the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Shardha Devi v. State of Bihar, reported in 2002(3) PLJR 527, as also in view of the fact that - 2 - the petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground after the death of her husband. Accordingly, the claim for dearness allowance is not admissible. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal, the petitioner proposes to file a representation claiming interest over the delayed payment of G.P.F. and family pension before the District Education Officer, Nawadah (respondent no.4), with a copy each to the Director (Secondary Education), Bihar, Patna (respondent no.2) and the District Magistrate, Nawadah (respondent no.3). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of her aforesaid claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of four weeks, the grievances of the petitioner as raised in her representation be considered in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled and the admitted dues, if any, may also be paid. The said representation be disposed of by a reasoned order, which may be communicated to the petitioner. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)