IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16396 of 2010 BHARAT NANDAN JHA, son of Late Gokulanand Jha, resident of Village Pareya, P.O. Garhua, P.S. Kurhani, District Muzaffarpur. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The District Superintendent of Education, Muzaffarpur, District-Muzaffarpur. 3. The Treasury Officer, Muzaffarpur, District Muzaffarpur. 4. The Branch Manager, Punjab National Bank, Jawahar Lal Road, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 29.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State. The grievance of the petitioner is for payment of dearness allowance over the family pension. It is submitted that the though the petitioner is receiving the family pension after the death of his wife, who was an Assistant Teacher in the Nationalized Primary School, Bathna Pareya, Anchal-Kurhani, District Muzaffarpur, on 26.4.1998, he is not getting the dearness allowance over the family pension despite representation. Learned counsel for the State submits that the grievances of the petitioner would be considered at the earliest as per law. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the aforesaid grievances, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the District Superintendent of Education, Muzaffarpur (respondent no.2), with a copy each to the Treasury - 2 - Officer, Muzaffarpur (respondent no.3) and the Branch Manager, Punjab National Bank, Jawahar Lal Road, Muzaffarpur (respondent no.4). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of his 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 his 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 writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)