IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.210 of 2005 RAM BACHCHI SHARMA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4. 24.12.2009. Heard Mr. Vishwanath Ram, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Himanshu Kumar, for the State and Mr. Dhrub Mukherjee for the State of Jharkhand. A counter affidavit had been filed on behalf of the State mentioning therein that the entire admissible retiral dues of the petitioner as per the estimation has been paid to him. It was further mentioned that a sum of Rs.11,000/- has been deducted from the gratuity amount by reason of some damage done to the Road Roller vide memo no.3281 dated 22.11.2002 and also brought on record in the present proceedings on 23.11.2009 but no rejoinder to the same has yet been filed nor any challenge has been made thereto. In the said circumstance, no purpose would be served in keeping this matter pending and the same is being disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to raise her grievance before appropriate authority in relation to the deduction of Rs.11000/- made from the gratuity amount admissible to her. Needless to add that if any such representation is filed by the petitioner who is the 2 widow of Late Basudeo Sharma who died in harness on 28.9.2001 while in service on the post of Assistant Engineer, the same would be considered by the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Water resources Department, Sichai Bhawan, Patna keeping in view that this amount has been deducted after the death of the employee. In case, the amount is found admissible to the petitioner, the same would be released within a period of three months. However, if the respondent Secretary does not find the claim of the petitioner admissible, the same would be rejected by a reasoned and speaking order to be passed within the same period of three months. The writ petition stands disposed of with the directions aforesaid. ahk (Jyoti Saran,J.)