IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17936 of 2009 SITA DEVI W/O LATE SHANKAR DAYAL SINGH, R/O VILL- MUJA PATRAHIYA, P.;S- SARAIYA, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DIRECTOR, PRIMARY EDUCATION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MUZAFFARPUR, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 4. THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION,L MUZAFFARPUR 5. THE PROVIDENT FUND OFFICER, null MUZAFFARPUR, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 6. THE BLOCK EDUCATION EXTENSION OFFICER, KANTI DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 7. THE HEAD MASTER, NATIONALIZED UP-GRADED MIDDLE SCHOOL, SAHBAJPUR, ANCHAL- KANTI, DISTT- MUZAFFARPUR 8. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 2 18.12.2009 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted that the husband of the petitioner, who was a Assistant Teacher in the Natinalised Upgraded Middle School, Sahbajpur, Anchal Kati, District- Muzaffarpur, died in harness on 12th April, 2009. It is further submitted that the required application in the prescribed form has already been submitted by the petitioner for receiving the death-cum- retiral dues before the Head Master of the concerned school, but the application submitted has not been processed till date with the result the payment of death- cum-retiral dues is getting delayed. Learned counsel for the State submits that the grievances of the petitioner shall be considered in accordance with law without delay. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the grievances, as raised in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file representation before the respondent no. 4. In this view of the matter, it is directed that in case such representation is filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents in support of the claim, the above respondent shall consider the grievances as raised in the representation in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled and admitted dues could also be paid with statutory interest without delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)