IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.631 of 2011 Nageshwar Singh, son of Late Kailash Singh, resident of village- Nonewar, Police Station- Sahar, District-Bhojpur Versus 1. The Union Of India through the Chairman, Railway Board-cum- Principal Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Railways, New Delhi 2. The Director General, Railway Protection Force, Railway Board, New Delhi 3. The Chief Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, East Central Railway, Hajipur 4. The Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Railway Protection Force, East Central Railway, Danapur 5. The General Manager, East Central Railway, Hajipur 6. The Divisional Railway Manager, East Central Railway, Danapur 7. The Senior Divisional Finance Manager, East Central Railway, Danapur ----------- For the petitioner: Mrs. Kanak Verma, Advocate For the Union of India: Mr. Shabbir Ahmad, Advocate ----------- 2. 17.1.2011 Heard learned counsels for the parties. The petitioner has come to this Court seeking compensation amount in lump sum in lieu of the disability pension as per Rule 10(4) of the Central Civil Services (Extra Ordinary Pension) Rules, 1993 read with Section 273 of the Railway Protection Force Act, 1987. It is the claim of the petitioner that in the course of performance of his duties he met with an accident and as such he is entitled to the compensation. 2 It is also stated that a representation has been filed before the Chief Security Commissioner on 25.2.2010 claiming compensation, arrear salary and medical expenses but no action has been taken on the same despite a copy of the representation having been sent on the same day to the Chairman of the Railway Board also. In the aforesaid circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. S.Pandey ( Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.)