IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1997 of 2010 1. JYOTSANA VERMA W/O LATE ARUN KUMAR VERMA R/O NEAR AWADHESH PAN DUKAN, KHABRA ROAD, P.O.+P.S.- MUZAFFARPUR, DISTT.- MUZAFFARPUR Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, ROAD CONSTRUCTION DIVISION, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH 5. THE DY. DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, WEST CHAMPARAN, BETTIAH 6. THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 2 05.02.2010 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the Accountant General. The grievance of the petitioner is that upon the death of her husband is harness on 2nd of May, 2008 while working on the post of Assistant Engineer, N.R.E.P., Bettiah, West Champaran, no death-cum-retiral dues has been paid to the petitioner save and except the part of provident fund dues and some payment on account of the unutilized leave despite several representations and letters written by the authorities under whom the husband of the petitioner was ultimately working. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of State submits that the claims of the petitioner shall be considered without delay as per law. In the above circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for expeditious disposal of his claims, petitioner proposes to file a representation before the respondent no.2 with a copy to the respondent no.3. In such view of the matter, in case such representation giving specific 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 in support of the claim, the above respondent shall consider each of the claims raised by the petitioner in the representation 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 admitted dues along with statutory interest could also be paid to the petitioner. The writ application stands disposed of with the above observations/directions. Manish/- (Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)