IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14552 of 2009 SUNITA DEVI W/O LATE RAJ KUMAR THAKUR, RESIDENT OF VILL- HARIPUR BAKSHITOL, P.O. BAKSHITOL, P.S. KALUAHI, DISTT. MADHUBANI. ---Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF-CUM-ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER-CUM-SPECIAL SECRETARY ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE CHIEF ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY WING, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 5. THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY CIRCLE, MUZAFFARPUR 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION, MUZAFFARPUR. 7. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. ---Respondents ----------- 2. 4.11.2009 As prayed for, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to add the Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna as respondent no.7. Mr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that on perusal of the letter No.2493(S) dated 19th of March, 2009, as contained in Annexure 9, it would appear that the death-cum-retiral dues of the husband of the petitioner is pending since the service of the husband of the petitioner, who was working under the work-charged establishment, was not regularised even though the Road Construction Department through the aforesaid letter has sent the matter to the Finance Department with regard to the regularisation of the service of the petitioner, but still no action has been taken by the Department of Finance as yet. Consequently, the petitioner is not receiving the 2 admissible retiral dues etc. The learned counsel appearing for the respondent- State submits that in case the petitioner represents before the authority concerned stating all the relevant details, the same would be considered as per law without delay. In the above circumstances, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of the pending claims as raised in this writ application, the petitioner proposes to file a fresh representation before the newly added respondent no.7-the Principal Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Bihar, Patna. In case such a representation is filed stating the details of the claims distinctly 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 six weeks, respondent no.7 shall get the matter examined and disposed it of in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months on receipt of such representation, so that the grievances of the petitioner with regard to the payment of death-cum-retiral dues of her late husband as also the claim for family pension could be settled without further delay. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)