IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14490 of 2011 Sharmila Devi (widow), Wife of late Suresh Prasad, Resident of Mohalla – Etwarpur, Police Station – Parsa Bazar, District Patna. ... ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Patna. 3. The Land Acquisition Officer, Patna. 4. The Treasury Officer, Patna. 5. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. ... ... Respondents. ---------------------------------- 2. 8.9.2011. Heard Shri Ranjan Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Prabhu Narayan Sharma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 4 and Shri J.P. Karn, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no.5/Accountant General. The petitioner’s husband, while functioning as Class-IV employee in the office of Land Acquisition Officer, Patna, died on 5.2.2008. After the death of her husband, the petitioner was paid most of the death-cum-retiral dues as stated in the writ petition. It has been submitted that despite the fact that husband of the petitioner died long back, till date, family pension has not been fixed. It was further submitted that petitioner had approached the authority concerned 2 repeatedly, but no notice has been taken by the authority concerned. In view of the facts and circumstances, the court is of the opinion that writ petition can be disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file a detailed representation in respect of family pension and other claim, if any, before respondent no.3/Land Acquisition Officer, Patna within a period of six weeks from today. If such representation is filed, respondent no.3 is required to examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law and take all steps so that if the petitioner is entitled to get family pension, family pension is fixed and sanction order for family pension as well as arrear of family pension must be issued within a period of two months from the date of filing of such representation. Even in case of refusal, respondent no.3 is required to pass a speaking order and communicate the same to the petitioner within two months from the date of filing of such representation. With above observation and 3 direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. N.H./ ( Rakesh Kumar,J.)