IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6692 of 2005 SMT.KANTI SINGH Versus THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS. For the petitioner : Mr. Dronacharya, Advocate. For the B.S.E.B. : M/s Subhash Kishore Verma, Vinay Kirti Singh, Advocates. For the J.S.E.B. : Mr. Dhurba Mukharjee, Advocate. ----------- 4. 8.7.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the Bihar State Electricity Board (hereinafter referred to as “the Board”). 2. Husband of the petitioner was made accused in a Criminal Case bearing Baruraj P.S.Case No. 218 of 1982 along with others for the offences under Sections 408, 409, 468, 471, 469 and 120B of the Penal Code for causing monetary loss of Rs. 6,56,547.93/- to the Board, which case so far the husband of the petitioner is concerned was quashed by a single Judge of this Court under orders dated 11.2.1997 passed in C.W.J.C. No. 110 of 1996 as contained in Annexure-2 to this application. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that after quashing of the criminal prosecution, husband of the petitioner died on 5.10.1997 but was allowed pay and allowance in the higher scale of Electrical Executive Engineer i.e. Rs. 1700-4950 with effect from 1.4.1994 under notification dated 28.1.1999, Annexure-4. He was also allowed scale of Senior Engineer (Selection Grade) i.e. Rs. 3900-6050 with effect from 1.4.1994 under notification dated 28.1.1999, Annexure-5. 4. By filing this writ application the widow has submitted - 2 - that the juniors to her husband have been allowed the higher scale with effect from 14.12.1988 and 15.5.1990 but her husband without there being any valid reason has been allowed the higher scale with effect from latter date i.e. 1.4.1994, which is arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. 5. I was inclined not to interfere in the matter as the grievances have been raised after about five years of the issue of the notification dated 28.1.1999, Annexures-4 and 5 but considering the fact that petitioner is the widow and she did not had any knowledge about the issue of those notifications, I deem it expedient to permit the petitioner to approach the Board and file representation for the relief prayed for in this writ application and the representation should be considered by the authorities in accordance with law, as early as possible, in any case, within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and the Board should pass a speaking order dealing with the submissions noted above as also taken in the representation. 6. This writ application is, accordingly disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N.Sinha,J.)