IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.372 of 2010 FULWATI DEVI, wife of Late Boyelal Paswan (Beat No.8 deceased Dafadar at Circle Kusheshwar Sthan East), Resident of Village Rampur Raut, Makhnahi Tola, P.S. Kusheshwar Sthan, District Darbhanga. ----Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Principal Secretary-cum- Commissioner, Home Department, Govt. of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga. 5. The S.D.M., Biraul, Darbhanga. 6. The Circle Officer, Kusheshwar Sthan East, District Darbhanga. ----Respondents ----------- 2. 8.1.2010 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent-State. The grievance of the petitioner is that consequent upon the death of her husband in harness on 17th of January, 1990 while working on the post of Dafadar at Kusheshwar Sthan (East) Police Station, District Darbhanga, she has not been paid the death-cum- retiral benefits, including family pension. However, the son of the petitioner was appointed on compassionate ground. Learned counsel appearing 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 grievances relating to death-cum-retiral benefits, including family pension, the petitioner proposes to file a representation before the Superintendent of Police, Darbhanga (respondent no.4). In case such a representation 2 is filed by the petitioner stating distinctly all her claims payable consequent upon the death of her husband 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 eight weeks, respondent no.4 shall consider the grievances of the petitioner as raised in the representation and dispose it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation, so that the claims could be settled and the admitted amount, if any, could also be paid with statutory interest without further delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)