IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15730 of 2005 1. RADHA RAM 2. Yugati Ram 3. Birsen Ram All sons of late Ram Naresh Ram, resident of village Chandi, Post Chandi, Police Station Charpokhari, District Bhojpur, Arrah….. Petitioners. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through Secretary Rural Development Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Collector, Bhojpur, Ara. 3. The District Panchayati Raj Officer District Bhojpur. 4. The Block Development Officer, Sandesh. 5. The Treasury Officer Arrah District Bhojpur. 6. The Accountant General, Bihar, Patna. … Respondents. ----------- 4. 7.05.2010 Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioners in this writ petition is for payment of certain retiral benefit of their father late Ram Naresh Ram. From perusal of the counter-affidavit, it becomes clear that the petitioner no. 1, Radha Ram was directed by the Treasury Officer, Bhojpur Ara to appear in person along with original pass book and the bank account of his father and mother for certain verification and payment of balance amount of retiral benefit of late Ram Naresh Ram. Counsel for the petitioners is not aware as to whether the petitioner no. 1 in compliance of said order 2 had appeared before the Treasury Officer or not but then he submits that the petitioners are prepared to appear before the Competent Authority for lodging claim and substantiating as with regard to arrears of pension of late Ram Naresh Ram and also family pension for the life span of their mother who is also said to be now dead. Recording the aforementioned submission, this Court would dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Treasury Officer, Bhojpur, Ara, to ensure that upon appearance of the petitioners and/or all the legal heirs and representatives of late Ram Naresh Ram and also after making necessary verification as is required in law, the admissible and payable arrears of pension of late Ram Naresh Ram as also family pension of their mother, widow of late Ram Naresh Ram shall be paid within a period of one month from the date of appearance and fulfillment of necessary formalities. In the event, the petitioners would be denied such payment or part thereof, reasons for the same will be made known to the petitioners by the Treasury Officer, Bhojpur Ara. In the event, Treasury Officer gives reasons, the petitioners will then move to the Collector of the District who will look into such grievance 3 of the petitioners and make all his efforts to settle such disputes for ensuring the payment of arrears of pension and family pension admissible and payable to the petitioners on account of their being heirs and legal representatives of late Ram Naresh Ram. Such exercise must be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)