IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7615 of 2010 PINKU KUMAR, S/O SAKALDEO SINGH, R/O VILLAGE- GABEY, P.S.- SHEIKHPURA,DISTRICT- SHEIKHPURA. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT,WATERRESOURCES DEPARTMENT,SICHAI BHAWAN,BIHAR,PATNA. 3. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT(IRRIGATION) ANISABAD,PATNA. 4. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT (IRRIGATION) BIHARSHARIF, NALANDA. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT(IRRIGATION) BIHARSHARIF AT NALANDA. 6. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, NALANDA. 7. THE DISTRICT TREASURY OFFICER, BIHARSHARIF AT NALANDA. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 30.4.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State. It is submitted that the petitioner is the adopted son of the deceased employee, vide judgment dated 26th of February, 2009 passed in Title Suit (Adoption) Case No.21 of 2007 by the court of Additional District Judge, Fast Track Court no.4, Sheikhpura. Notwithstanding the above, the death-cum-retiral dues of his father Late Awadh Singh, who died in harness on 6th of July, 2007 have not been settled and paid to the petitioner till date despite the necessary direction by the State Government to the Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department, Irrigation, Biharsharif at Nalanda (respondent no.5) followed by another letter written by the Chief Engineer, Water Resources (Irrigation) Department, Patna as contained in Memo No.827 dated 9.3.2010 (Annexure 9). 2 Learned counsel for the State submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered as per law without delay. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department (Irrigation), Biharsharif at Nalanda (respondent no.5), with a copy to the Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department (Irrigation), Anisabad, Patna (respondent no.3) and the Superintending Engineer, Water Resources Department (Irrigation), Biharsharif, Nalanda (respondent no.4). In case such representation is filed stating distinctly the details of the unpaid 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 six weeks, the grievances of the petitioner as raised in his representation shall 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 as raised in his representation may be settled at the earliest and the admitted dues, if any, may also be paid with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)