IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10528 of 2010 PRATIBHA SINGH W/O LATE DR. BANBIR SINGH R/O MOHANPUR ROAD, PUNAICHAK, P.S.- SHASTRI NAGAR, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SECRETARY, HIGHER EDUCATION 2. THE VICE CHANCELLOR, MAGADH UNIVERSITY, BODH-GAYA 3. THE REGISTRAR, MAGADH UNIVERSITY, BODH-GAYA 4. THE PRINCIPAL COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, KANKARBAGH MAIN ROAD, PATNA ---- For the petitioner : Mr. Phulendra Kumar, Advocate For the State : Md. Obaidullah, AC to G.P.VI For the University : Mr. Hans Raj, Advocate ----------- 2 09.07.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the respondent-University. The grievance of the petitioner is that her husband retired as Professor, Department of History, College of Commerce under Magadh University on 30th November, 1993 and the payment of pension had commenced w.e.f. 15.05.1998, however the pension for the period 01.12.1993 to 31st December, 1997 could not be paid despite request of the husband of the petitioner as also this petitioner. It is submitted that the family could not pursue the claim vigorously for the reason that the husband of the petitioner was suffering from serious kidney ailment requiring dialysis thrice in a week which continued for quite a long time till his death on 04.04.2005. It is further submitted that after the death of her husband, this petitioner also agitated the claim by filing representation as contained in Annexure-3. Learned counsel appearing for the respondent-University submits that the claims of the petitioner has become an old one and from the averments made in the writ application it appears that the relevant details are not mentioned, and as such, the claims are required to be verified from the records of the material time. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as highlighted in this writ application, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.3. In such view of the matter, in case such representation stating details of unpaid claims is filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today 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 grievances of the petitioner raised in the representation shall be considered in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of six months on receipt of such representation so that the grievances of the petitioner may be settled without delay and upon consideration the admitted dues found payable may also be paid to the petitioner along with interest permissible under the rules. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)