IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6770 of 2010 1.KANTI DEVI wife OF LATE BIHARI MAHTO. 2. DILIP KUMAR SON OF LATE BIHARI MAHTO AND UNDER THE NATURAL GUARDIANSHIPS OF HER MOTHER NAMELY Kanti Devi. BOTH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE/P.0. + P.S. NANPUR DISTRICT SITAMARHI (BIHAR) Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY OLD SECRETARIAT, PATNA. 2. ACCOUNTANT GENERAL, (A& E) BIHAR, PATNA. 3. DISTRICT ESTABLISHMENT, DEPUTY COLLECTOR, SITAMARHI. 4. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SITAMARHI. ----------- 02. 20.04.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, State as also the Accountant General. As prayed for, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add District Magistrate, Sitamarhi as respondent no. 4. It is submitted that the petitioner no.1 is the second wife of the deceased employee namely, Bihari Mahato who was Jeep Driver working under the Block Development Officer, Nanpur, District – Sitamarhi and the petitioner no. 2 is the Minor son of petitioner no. 1. It is further submitted that petitioner is entitled to receive family pension. It is further submitted petitioner no. 1 has represented his grievance earlier for payment of family pension but the same has not been considered till date. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State submits that the claims of the 2 petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.4. In such view of the matter, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of six weeks along with the certified copy of the present order as also the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of the claim, the above respondent shall consider the claims of the petitioner as raised in the representation with regard to the claim for family pension in favour of petitioner no. 2 in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner could be settled without delay and the admitted dues could also be paid along with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Jagdish ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J)