IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4844 of 2007 NAUSADA BEGUM Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 02/ 07.05.2010 Mr. Prem Nath, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, junior counsel to Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, for the Patna Municipal Corporation and learned counsel for the State are present. The petitioner is widow of late Md. Abbass who died in harness on 02.10.2004 while holding the post of a Sweeper in Ward No. 34 (Old), Patna City Circle, Patna. The writ petition was filed for payment of the family pension and death-cum-retiral benefits as admissible to the petitioner and which has been set out in paragraph-1 of the writ petition. Though the matter has remained pending since 2007 but no counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Corporation. Today, the writ petitioner files a supplementary affidavit setting out the pending claims, which has been mentioned in detail in paragraph-10 of the supplementary affidavit. It is contended that the petitioner had also filed a representation before the Municipal Commissioner setting out her claim in detail and which has been received in the office on 8.4.2010, copy thereof is placed at Annexure-9 of the 2 supplementary affidavit. Having regard to the circumstances that the petitioner is a widow of Class-IV employee who died in harness on 2.10.2004, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Municipal Commissioner to consider the pending claims of the petitioner which have been set out in paragraph-10 of the supplementary affidavit as also in the representation filed in his office on 8.4.2010 (Annexure-9), and make payment of the admissible dues within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. The petitioner would also be well advised to enclose the copy of the representation along with the copy of this order to facilitate the disposal of her claim. The Municipal Commissioner would also consider the claim with regard to the revisional differential amount and take appropriate steps for expeditious payment of the same taking into consideration that it is a case of a widow. The writ petition is disposed of with the direction aforesaid. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)