IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14925 of 2010 1. Ram Raj Singh. 2. Rahul Kumar Singh, Both sons of Late Umakant Singh, resident of Village Bajidpur, P.S. Nayagaon, in the District of Saran. 3. Kumari Kajal Singh (Minor girl aged about 12 years) Daughter of Late Uma Kant Singh, resident of Village Bajidpur, P.S. Nayagaon, in the District of Saran. Under the guardianship of Ram Raj Singh (Petitioner no.1, own brother of minor girl). ---Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 2. The Additional Director General of Police, Bihar Military Police, Patna. 3. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Division, Incharge Bihar Military Police, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Commandant, Bihar Military Police-VII, Katihar in the District of Patna. 5. Sheetal Kumari, daughter of Late Raja Gupta, resident of Mohalla Mirchibari, I.T.I. More, P.S. Katihar in the District of Katihar. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 8.9.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioners is that upon the death of their father in a road accident on 16.6.2010 while working on the post of Havildar in Bihar Military Police-VII at Katihar, the death- cum-retiral dues have not been settled and paid to them, who are his legal representatives. It is submitted that the mother of the petitioners had already died on 25th of April, 2008 as stated in paragraph 8 of the writ application. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits on being approached to respondent no.4, it was informed that respondent no.5 is also claiming the death-cum-retiral dues claiming herself to be the second wife although these petitioners denied that their father had any second wife and as such, - 2 - the claim, if any, of respondent no.5 is absolutely incorrect. It is further submitted that the petitioners represented their grievances by filing a representation annexing all the relevant documents before respondent no.4. However, the claim for payment of death-cum- retiral dues has not been settled till date. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as highlighted in this writ application, the petitioners propose to file a fresh representation before the Commandant, Bihar Military Police-VII, Katihar (respondent no.4), with a copy to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Division, Incharge Bihar Military Police, Muzaffarpur (respondent no.3). In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the unpaid claims as also enclosing the copy of the relevant documents, if any, in support of such claims along with the certified copy of the present order within a period of four weeks, the grievances of the petitioners as raised in their representation be considered by respondent no.4 in accordance with law after giving an opportunity of hearing to respondent no.5. The said representation be disposed of by a reasoned order expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months on receipt of such representation and the necessary order be issued so that the admissible dues could be paid to the rightful claimant. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)