IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3731 of 2007 JAREENA KHATOON Versus THE PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION. &ORS . with CWJC No.3733 of 2007 SAIROON NISHA Versus THE PATNA MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.& ORS . ----------- 04/ 07.04.2010 Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Jha for the petitioners, Mr. Ajay Bihari Sinha, learned counsel representing the Patna Municipal Corporation are present. Pursuant to the earlier orders of this Court, a cheque for Rs. 2, 52, 347/- has been prepared in favour of Sairoon Nisha, the petitioner in C.W.J.C. No. 3733 of 2007, drawn on the Bank of Baroda, Patna bearing cheque no. 513131 dated 3.4.2010 towards the admissible post retiral dues. Learned counsel for the Corporation submits that the said payment includes the following amounts: (a) Gratuity:- Rs. 1,40,002/- (b) Unutilized leave:- Rs. 67,880/- (c) Dearness allowance for the period 01.07.1991 to 31.06.1993:- Rs. 3,084/- (d) Provident fund :- Rs. 41,381/-. Total Rs. 2,52,347/- He produces another cheque of Rs. 1,03,422/- issued in favour of Jareena Khatoon, the petitioner in C.W.J.C. No. 3731 of 2007 drawn on the Bank of Baroda, Patna bearing cheque no. 098198 dated 6.4.2010. 2 It is stated that the petitioner Jareena Khatoon had earlier been paid an amount of Rs. 97,100/- towards the following the following dues, namely:- (a) Gratuity: Rs. 57,600/- (b) Unutilized leave: Rs. 5,952/- (c) Provident Fund: Rs. 29,368/- (d) Dearness Allowance for the period 01.07.1991 to 31.06.1993: Rs. 2,841/- (e) Arrears of family pension for the period 13.02.1997 to 31.05.2007: Rs. 10,789/-, and (f) Annual increment for the period 01.02.2005 to 16.11.2006: Rs. 2,454/-. Total Rs. 97,100/- It is further stated that an amount of Rs. 1,03,422/- towards arrears of revised salary for the period 1.4.1997 to 31.10.2004 has been paid through the cheque in question and an amount of Rs. 50,000/- towards group insurance is pending for payment and no sooner the petitioner files the application, the said payment would be made to her. Mr. Sinha, learned counsel for the Corporation submits that the only pending admissible dues of the petitioner Jareena Khatoon is the amount of group insurance and which shall be paid upon her submission of the application and in the aforesaid view of the matter, the writ petition of Jareena Khatoon may be disposed of. In so far as the claim of petitioner Sairoon Nisha is concerned, there are certain dues towards revised arrears of salary and group insurance and which shall also be paid to the petitioner 3 no sooner the funds are made available. Mr. Sinha submits that the matter relating to release of funds of the Corporation is pending consideration before a Division Bench. That may be a position but keeping in view that the matters under consideration are regarding widows of employees who expired as back as in 2007, I do not think it fit to allow these two widows to await the outcome of the proceedings and thus even the balance of dues of these two widows which have remained pending should also be disbursed by the Corporation within a period of three months from today. Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Jha would give a receipt of acceptance of the two cheques taken note in this order. Needless to add that if the petitioners dispute the calculation of the dues made by the Corporation they shall be at liberty to raise their respective grievance before the Municipal Commissioner and who shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date on which any such representation is filed. The writ petition is disposed of with the directions aforesaid. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)