IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2157 of 2008 MITHILESH DEVI WIFE OF LATE YAMUNA MISHRA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DWARIKANAGAR, P.O.- BINDA, P.S. MUSHHARI, DISTRICT- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, BIHAR STATE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LTD., PATNA 3. THE CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER, BIHAR STATE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LTD., PATNA 4. THE WORK MANAGER, MUZAFFARPUR UNIT OF BIHAR STATE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION LTD. AND AT PRESENT MERGED WITH THE MOTIHARI UNIT AT MOTIHARI (EAST CHAMPARAN) 5. THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, R.BLOCK ROAD NO.6, PATNA 6. THE ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION, R.BLOCK, ROAD NO.6, PATNA ----------- 2 13.05.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, State, Corporation and the respondent nos. 5 & 6. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon the death of her husband namely, Jamuna Prasad Mishra, in harness on 29th August, 1995 while working as Driver under the respondent Corporation, the pension has not been settled by the respondent nos. 5 & 6 as yet. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 5 & 6 submits that the requisite application in the prescribed form for sanctioning the pension has not been received from the respondent-Corporation. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be approaching the respondent no.2 for completing the formalities to be done by the petitioner within a period of - 2 - one week. On completion of formalities by the petitioner within the aforesaid time, the requisite form after doing the needful the application of the petitioner shall be forwarded by the respondent-Corporation to the respondent no.5 within a period of one week thereafter. Thereupon, the respondent no.5 shall consider the application and dispose of the same in accordance with law by sanctioning the provident fund amount as also the payment of pension admissible to the petitioner expeditiously preferably within a period of six weeks thereafter. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)